Mary Ann Unger’s 1991 piece ‘Spine’ is on view now in: “Bodies, by Women” an exhibition in the Philip Johnson designed Grand Hall of the @sheldonmuseum at @unlincoln. Spine is an 8.5 foot long piece made by Unger in 1991 utilizing her innovative hydrocal over steel technique. It joined the permanent collection of the Sheldon Museum in 2014.
Featuring a selection from Sheldon’s exceptional collection of modern sculpture, the exhibition focuses on a variety of techniques that twentieth-century female artists used to depict the human form. The five pieces, made between the early 1940s and the early 1990s, showcase a wide range of sculptural materials available to artists at the time: white and black marble in the work of Hannah Small and Marion Walton; painted bronze used by Louise Bourgeois; steel and brass skillfully welded together by Mary Callery; and a proprietary technique of plaster over steel covered with graphite, developed by Mary Ann Unger. Bodies, by Women was organized by Magdalena Moskalewicz, Chief Curator and Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs.
The show is on view through December 15, 2025.
The show is on view through December 15, 2025.
June 24, 2025
