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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

2005.16.1 movie.mp4

2005.16.1 detail hammering.mp4

2005.16.1 hammering.mp4

Hammering Man at 2,938,405

Artist Jonathan Borofsky (American, born 1942)

Date1984

MediumCorten steel, aluminum, paint

Dimensions24 ft. x 11 ft. x 24 in., 7600 lb. (731.5 x 335.3 x 61 cm, 3447.3 kg)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineGift of the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation

Object number2005.16.1

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CONTEMPORARY

DescriptionLarge scale sculpture with a flat nearly two dimensional character that depicts a male worker hammering. The arm holding the hammer is hydraulically activated to simulate hammering.

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