Monument to the Constitution of the United States
Monument to the Constitution of the United States
Artist
Sandow Birk
(born 1962)
Date2012
MediumCopperplate etching on paper
Dimensions48 x 63 in. (121.9 x 160 cm)
Framed: 53 3/4 × 66 5/8 × 2 1/8 in.
Framed: 53 3/4 × 66 5/8 × 2 1/8 in.
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2012.6
Accession number
2012.6
On View
Not on viewLabel TextBelow, Los Angeles-based artist Sandow Birk explains his work Monument to the Constitution of the United States.
“Inspired by a residency at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, I reexamine our understanding of the founding text of our nation. Rather than think of the Constitution as sacred and historical, I imagine it as a living document that affects our everyday lives. I propose a fantastical monument which is inhabited by average Americans going about their daily lives, yet I also provide the complete text and amendments of the much-cited document, and embellish the Bill of Rights with images depicting their effects on our routine activities, uniting law with the mundane.” – Sandow Birk
William Strickland
ca. 1835
