Spider Web Edition:106-117 2006) and 78 x 104

2006) and 78 x 104 1/8"

His hairy silhouettes of life-size human figures seem to dance

Hirshhorn Museum

I’m aware that my insecurities are what drove me forward

Spider Web Edition:106-117 2006) and 78 x 104b. 1938, Riga, Latvia This photorealistic print was commissioned to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Lincoln Center. It depicts one of Celmins' signature subjects, the spider web, which she has represented in various media, including charcoal, oil paint, and multiple printmaking techniques. "Maybe I identify with the spider," the artist has said. "I'm the kind of person who works on something forever and then works on the same image again the next