- Pratt Institute
Nancy Grossman is best known for carved wooden heads covered in leather, zippers, straps and metal hardware, as well as powerful drawings of bodies and faces. Her work explores restraint, aggression, vulnerability and identity through a language that is both sculptural and psychological.
Sculpture; drawing; collage
Major Works
- 1965For David Smith
- 1968Male Figure
- 1968Head
- 1971Black Head
- 1960s–70sLeather Head series
- 1973Tough Life Diary
- 1970sTattoo
- 1960sDrawing for Head
- 1970sSculpture with Zippers
- 2000sRecent Head Drawings
Interviews & Writing
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