Nutrition Temple Series #14 [alternate title per artist inscription: Nutrition Program: Exotic Burger]
Artist
Darryl Curran
(American, 1935)
Date1972
MediumScreen print with solvent transfer
Dimensions15 x 15 in.
ClassificationsGraphic
Credit LineGift of Darryl Curran in memory of Carole Briant, 2020
Object number2021.1.2
DescriptionA woman's face in blue is set at bottom center of print with a blue square boarder around it. An image of a hamburger is set on top of her face, only revealing her eyes, cheek, and chin from behind the burger. yellow and silver designs are printed on top of the print (upper portion of support).eMuseum Notes
In the early 1970s, artist Darryl Curran and some of his compatriots rejected the idea of photography as a separate, pristine medium and incorporated it into a multi-disciplinary approach to art making. Using photography, printmaking, and rubber stamps, Curran appears to question mid-century dietary choices by superimposing a giant hamburger on the face of a stylish woman in a contemplative pose, crowned by a frieze of flagpoles bearing both an American flag and that of the McDonald’s fast-food restaurant, in yellow and silver ink.
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