Late Fragment (after Carver)

Late Fragment (after Carver)

2012
Artist
Jeffrey Gibson, Mississippi Band Choctaw, Cherokee, American, b. 1972
Born: Colorado
Work Locations: Brooklyn, NY, Hudson, NY
Culture
Mississippi Band Choctaw | Cherokee
Object
textile
Medium
Recycled painting, acrylic paint, steel studs, grommets, artificial sinew, glass beads, and agates
Accession Number
2013.72
Credit Line
Gift from Vicki and Kent Logan to the Collection of the Denver Art Museum

Jeffrey Gibson (Mississippi Band Choctaw/Cherokee), Late Fragment (after Carver), 2012. Recycled painting, acrylic paint, steel studs, grommets, artificial sinew, glass beads, and agates; 84 x 110 in. Denver Art Museum: Gift from Vicki and Kent Logan, 2013.72. © Jeffrey Gibson

Dimensions
height: 84 in, 213.3600 cm; width: 110 in, 279.4000 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
This object is currently on view

This work is a collage of the artist’s earlier paintings that he washed, glued, sewed, and grommeted together, drawing color and design inspiration from historic native arts. Gibson intends this work to be about regaining control and overcoming past failures. The title refers to writer Raymond Carver’s poem, Late Fragment, which expresses a sense of satisfaction with life.

Known Provenance
Created by the artist, 2012; Purchased by Vicki and Kent Logan from the artist, 2013; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2013.
Exhibition History
  • "Peekskill Project V"—Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, 9/29/2012 - 7/28/2013
  • “Jeffrey Gibson: Like A Hammer” — Denver Art Museum, 5/13/2018 – 8/12/2018
  • "Jeffrey Gibson: Like a Hammer," Denver Art Museum, May 13, 2018-August 12, 2018
  • Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi, September 8, 2018-January 27, 2019
  • Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, February 28,- May 12, 2019
  • Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, Wisconsin, June 8- September 15, 2019