Supermarket Shopper by Duane Hanson
What makes Duane Hanson’s sculpture Supermarket Shopper a masterpiece?
– Desolation of spirit and a TV dinner to match
– A typical American moment stands apart
– Destroying a controversial past
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Untitled Film Still 35 – Cindy Sherman
Why does Cindy Sherman’s photograph Untitled Film Still 35 looks so familiar?
– Soft core porn set the rules
– Stereotypes beware Cindy Sherman’s face
– Setting the stage for ankles in Untitled Film Still 35
Flowers on Body (Silueta series) by Ana Mendieta
How does Ana Mendieta’s Flowers on Body both subvert and epitomize feminist art?
– Outsider gets inside the earth
– Culture and nature without gender
– Breaking binaries and boundaries
Marilyn (Vanitas) by Audrey Flack
How did the 1977 painting Marilyn (Vanitas) help pioneer Superrealism/Photorealism?
– Time, death, and masks
– Candle in the Wind 1973 & 1977
– A real woman lost long ago
Migrant Mother, Nipomo Valley
Why’s the Migrant Mother photograph by Dorothea Lange so iconic?
– Defining the Great Depression
– Strength, vulnerability, and shame in Migrant Mother
– Assistance …and then regret
M-Maybe (A Girl’s Picture) by Roy Lichtenstein
Learn more about the painting M-Maybe (A Girl’s Picture):
• Lichtenstein’s use of newspaper comics-style technique.
• Representation and commentary in Pop Art.
• Frequently Asked Questions like, “What is M-Maybe (A Girl’s Picture) worth?”