The Sigh of the True Cross

Mel Chin

1988

  • Titles The Sigh of the True Cross (Proper)
  • Artist Mel Chin, American, born 1951
  • Medium pine, olive, ash, mud, steel, ox gut and teff
  • Dimensions 125 x 87 x 26 in. (317.5 x 221 x 66 cm) as installed: 88 × 79 × 26 in. (223.5 × 200.7 × 66 cm)
  • Credit Line Museum purchase with funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, and general acquisition funds, 1990.8, image © Mel Chin. Image courtesy of the artist.
  • Work Type sculpture
  • Classification Sculpture

See More of the Collection

Untitled (Erotic/Nude Woman/Angel?), Jimmy Lee Sudduth, paint and mud on wood board
Untitled (Turkey), Jimmy Lee Sudduth, paint and mud on wood board
Black and white press print of two older men, one white and one African American, talking two each other with their heads bent close together. Both men wear dark suits and ties. Includes caption "(AX3) ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 15--WITH HEADS TOGETHER--The Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. and President Jimmy Carter (right) share words during Sunday's ceremony in Atlanta to present the Dr. Marting Luther King Jr. Non-Violent Peace Prize to President Carter. (AP LASERPHOTO) 1979 (cab205 oostf/jw)"
Polychrome (yellow, green, blue, and pink) in abstract form applied to center of paper