Bourgeois was a painter and printmaker early in her career but turned to sculpture in the late 1940s. (She would return to printmaking decades later.) Her first three-dimensional pieces were made of wood and often blended figural and architectural forms. She called them "personages" and said they recalled friends and family she had left behind in France.
Gallery label from Louise Bourgeois: An Unfolding Portrait, Sept. 24, 2017-Jan. 28, 2018.
We have identified these works in the following photos from our exhibition history.
Mind and Matter: Alternative Abstractions, 1940s to Now
May 5–Aug 16, 2010
3 other works identified
Louise Bourgeois: An Unfolding Portrait
Sep 24, 2017–Jan 28, 2018
1 other work identified
Louise Bourgeois: An Unfolding Portrait
Sep 24, 2017–Jan 28, 2018
Louise Bourgeois: An Unfolding Portrait
Sep 24, 2017–Jan 28, 2018
Louise Bourgeois: An Unfolding Portrait
Sep 24, 2017–Jan 28, 2018
1 other work identified
Louise Bourgeois: An Unfolding Portrait
Sep 24, 2017–Jan 28, 2018
6 other works identified
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