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https://physiology.oberlincollegelibrary.org/files/original/d93a1a916f615e3fc6107c52f0edc440.jpg 610f5cd3e73e1509c62c4ab59aeebd7c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ste. Sebastienne Description An account of the resource Drawing upon the European visual tradition of the idealized male nude St. Sebastian, Louise Bourgeois issued prints of her composition in several editions. Here she represents a voluptuous female form, without arms; arrows threaten to puncture her body between her breasts, at the back of her thigh and calves, at her navel, and between her legs. In several interviews, Bourgeois described the figure either as a self-portrait or a woman “under attack.” The figure, evidently unwittingly, “antagonized people,” who then shot at her, leaving her confused, anxious, fearful. This process transformed her, making her “ugly,” or “mean,” and then “self-destroying, self-mutilating, masochistic.” The arrows directed at the figure’s breasts and between her legs suggest that the essence of femininity is under attack. The antagonism, Bourgeois clarified, is “external, not internal,” though it sets in motion a self-destructive dynamic against which no easily identified protection lies at hand. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louise Bourgeois American, born in France, 1911–2010 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/emuseum/view/objects/asitem/id/13263">Allen Memorial Art Museum</a>, Art Museum Gift Fund Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Alexis Reed Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Drypoint Overall: 41 1/2 × 33 1/2 in. (105.4 × 85.1 cm) Frame: 51 1/8 × 41 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (129.9 × 104.5 × 3.8 cm) Type The nature or genre of the resource Print Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Estate of Louise Bourgeois / Visual Artists and Galleries Association (VAGA), New York, NY Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1994.63