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Pruitt-Early

Sculpture for Teenage Boys (Miller Six Pack)

Description

Maker

Pruitt-Early (American)
Robert Pruitt (American, b. 1964)
Walter &quot

Title

Sculpture for Teenage Boys (Miller Six Pack)

Year

ca.1989

Medium

Four six packs of beer with decals in plastic yokes

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Four six packs of beer with decals in plastic yokes

Geography

Place Made: Western

Dimensions

12.7 cm (5 inches) (height) each can

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Allen Schuh

Object Number

2010.23.2

Type

Sculpture

Exhibition History

Everyday Things

Contemporary Works from the Collection

Apr 13, 2012 – Feb 24, 2013

Label copy

Paintings for Teenage Boys and Sculpture for Teenage Boys are collaborations by the artist duo Rob Pruitt and Jack Early. In their twenties when they created this work, Pruitt and Early affixed pop culture decals to stretched fabric printed with the Miller beer logo. Marijuana and profanity to sex and motorcycles, the ’80s-era illicit images suggest the boredom and apathy of a generation, filtered through the artists’ perspectives of being both gay and working class. While Pruitt and Early ended their collaboration shortly after creating this work, due in part to a critical backlash for their use of posters of prominent African-Americans in other work of the time, they have also been lauded for engaging with risky subject matter.

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Pruitt-Early (American)
Robert Pruitt (American, b. 1964)
Walter "Jack" Early (American, b.1962)

Sculpture for Teenage Boys (Miller Six Pack), ca.1989

Four six packs of beer with decals in plastic yokes

12.7 cm (5 inches) (height) each can

Gift of Allen Schuh 2010.23.2

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