MCA – Collection: David Hammons, Praying to Safety, 1997

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Images of David Hammons, Praying to Safety

David Hammons, American, b. 1943
Praying to Safety, 1997
Thai bronze statues, string, and safety pin
36 1/2 × 59 3/4 × 15 in. (92.7 × 151.8 × 38.1 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Restricted gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Beitler, Lindy Bergman, Carol and Douglas Cohen, Robert and Sylvie Fitzpatrick, Penny Pritzker and Bryan Traubert, Nancy A. Lauter and Alfred L. McDougal Charitable Fund, Ed and Jackie Rabin, Marjorie and Louis Susman, and Helyn D. Goldenberg, 2000.5.a-d
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

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