You Deserve It Mama

Artist Aaron Fowler American, born 1988

Date2017

MediumIroning boards (metal, foam, textile), resin, plastic, LED lights, paint, screws, nails, staples, hair, rubber, glass, textiles, organic fiber, synthetic fiber, gold leaf, wood, photographs, stuffed synthetic animal, fake fur, Styrofoam, adhesive, electrical cords, CDs, labels, paper, metal sheeting, ribbon, rocks, elastic cord

Dimensionsoverall: 125 × 175 × 30 in. (317.5 × 444.5 × 76.2 cm)

ClassificationsTime Based Media

Credit LineGift from the Collection of Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull

Object number2022.16.3

On View

On view

ProvenanceCreated by the artist with The Savannah College of Art and Design, 2017; sold to Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull, September 8, 2018; given to NCMA December 14, 2022.Published ReferencesSay It Loud: From the Collection of Hedy Fischer + Randy Shull (Asheville, NC: 22 London, 2018), 16-17, illus. color 17.Exhibition HistorySavannah, GA, SCAD Museum of Art, “Jacob Lawrence: Lines of Influence,” September 7, 2017–February 4, 2018.

Asheville, NC, 22 London, "Say It Loud," September 29–October 28, 2018.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Start Talking,” September 17, 2022–February 5, 2023.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," April 2, 2024-present. Object Rights Statement

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