Kiki Smith, For Leslie Gore, Mo Tucker, Laura Nyro and Mama Cass: What Girls Know About Grids (signed twice), 2000

Kiki Smith

For Leslie Gore, Mo Tucker, Laura Nyro and Mama Cass: What Girls Know About Grids (signed twice), 2000

Eight etching and relief etchings on handmade Japanese paper attached back-to- back, folded and tied with twine, and four photographs on machine-made resin-coated paper in a shadow box with handwritten note

Hand signed twice on the verso: Signed & numbered in graphite pencil on label; also accompanied by hand written and hand signed instructions

Hand signed twice on the verso: signed & numbered in graphite pencil on label; also accompanied by hand written and hand signed instructions

This whimsical shadow box display by Kiki Smith showcases her homage to these beloved female musicians: a handwritten note, four photos and an etching of a bundle of handkerchiefs next to an addressed envelope. The work consists of: Multiple of eight etching and relief etchings on handmade Japanese paper attached back-to-back, folded and tied with twine, and four photographs on machine-made resin-coated paper. In addition, there is a signed and inscribed note from the artist, also framed in this 3-D shadowbox frame.
The letter reads:
Photo Can Be Framed
and Put Near the Handkerchiefs
or add in to your
family Photos
Best Regards,
Kiki Smith
The envelope reads:
What Girls Know About Grids: For Leslie Gore, Mo Tucker, Laura Nyro and Mama Cass
Kiki Smith
13 /24
Pace Editions, 2000
Hand signed, numbered by the artist and dated on the lower right recto (front) and published by Pace Editions, New York.

Shadowbox Measurements:
Framed
17.5 inches vertical by 20 inches horizontal by 4 inches
Mixed Media Interior Composition
15 .5 inches vertical by 18.5 inches horizontal (widest)
Composition and sheet: (unfolded): various dimensions, from 8 7/8 x 8/78" (22.5 x 22.5 cm) to 13 3/4 x 12 11/16" (35 x 32.2 cm); Photographs: each 3 1/2 x 3 9/16" (8.9 x 9 cm)