Collection Artwork
Nancy Grossman (born New York, New York, 1940)
Road to Life
1975
lithograph on paper
Styria Studio (born New York, New York)
Transworld Art (established 1968)
paper size: 19 5/8 x 25 3/4 in.
image size: 17 3/4 x 24 3/4 in.
frame size: 22 1/4 x 28 7/8 x 1 5/8 in.
Gift of halley k harrisburg and Michael Rosenfeld
United States, North America
2012.4
139/175
Inscribed and signed in pencil, lower left corner: 139/175 Nancy Grossman
Blindstamped, upper right, in margin: STYRIA [image of rampant lion] STUDIO
Blindstamped, upper right, in margin: Transworld Art [in shape of circle, with TA monogram in center]

Installation views

Object Label

A genderless head is bound in leather. A long-barreled six-shooter revolver protrudes from its face, evoking threats of physical, verbal, and psychological violence.

Nancy Grossman created Road to Life for a portfolio of artwork celebrating the 1976 US Bicentennial. It was during a period following the end of the Vietnam War when the nation’s violent political, cultural, and racial divisions raised questions about American identity.

From the exhibition: Give a damn. (June 30 – September 30, 2018)

Ongoing Research

Research on our collection is ongoing. If you have resources you’d like to share, please contact Associate Curator Rebecca McNamara.
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