Pool Shirt

Artist Robert Heinecken (American, 1931 - 2006)

Datecirca 2002

MediumColor inkjet prints adhered to foam-board, rayon shirt, wood and metal clothes hanger [3 pieces]

DimensionsBoard: 48 x 35 7/8 x 1 in. (121.9 x 91.1 x 2.5 cm)
Shirt: 31 7/8 x 38 5/8 x 3/4 in. (81 x 98.1 x 1.9 cm)
Hanger: 8 3/8 x 16 15/16 x 1 5/8 in. (21.3 x 43 x 4.1 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineGift of Joyce Neimanas, 2012

Object number2012.25.2a-c

DescriptionThe piece is made of a foam-board backing with two wooden cleats verso. On the front are prints of a fabric with buff-colored background and images of pool balls, presumably the fabric of the accompanying shirt. The prints are adhered to the foam mount with a blank space in the center of the sheet that is in the shape of the shirt, which is meant to hang in front of the white space on the wooden hanger.
eMuseum Notes

Emuseum Notes

Robert Heinecken had a momentous impact on the field of fine art photography but never considered himself a photographer in the classic sense. He preferred the term “para-photographer,” in the sense of “paramedic,” someone who knows enough about his subject but isn’t an expert. In this three-dimensional piece from late in his career, he uses images of a shirt’s fabric -- along with the actual shirt on a hanger -- to create an eye-popping esthetic experience out of everyday materials.

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