Philip Hanson
American, born 1943
Head-Pavilion III
INV-1958
Philip Hanson
American, born 1943Summer 1968
Head-Pavilion III
Philip Hanson American, born 1943 →etchingpaper
Date
Summer 1968
Medium
Etching, hand-colored with watercolor, on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 20 × 14.4 cm (7 7/8 × 5 11/16 in.); Sheet: 28.8 × 24.3 cm (11 3/8 × 9 5/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Through prior bequest of Vera Berdich
Philip Hanson’s Head Pavilion studies are visible tangents from his Veiled Head (1967) etchings. In these works, he essentially built an architectural body, complete with windows for eyes, rather than simply focusing on the head. Hanson placed a portrait of a small, veiled figure inside the pavilion, revealing an interior that reflects the spectacle of the exterior. Head Pavilion III is a playful contraption: an amusementpark fun house on the brink of mechanical collapse.
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