Sculptures portraying working-class Americans and overlooked members of society are on display at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London. U.S. artist Duane Hanson started creating the realistic figures in the late 1960s.
A sculpture entitled ‘Queenie II’ by the late U.S. artist Duane Hanson is exhibited at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London, June 1, 2015. Hanson’s lifelike sculptures portraying working-class Americans and overlooked members of society are being brought together in the largest show of his work in Britain since 1997. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleA sculpture entitled ‘Old Couple on a Bench’ by the late U.S. artist Duane Hanson is exhibited at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London, June 1, 2015. Hanson’s lifelike sculptures portraying working-class Americans and overlooked members of society are being brought together in the largest show of his work in Britain since 1997. REUTERS/Toby Melville TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYA sculpture entitled ‘House Painter’ by the late U.S. artist Duane Hanson is exhibited at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London, June 1, 2015. Hanson’s lifelike sculptures portraying working-class Americans and overlooked members of society are being brought together in the largest show of his work in Britain since 1997. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleVisitors pass a sculpture entitled ‘Baby in Stroller by the late U.S. artist Duane Hanson is exhibited at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London, June 1, 2015. Hanson’s lifelike sculptures portraying working-class Americans and overlooked members of society are being brought together in the largest show of his work in Britain since 1997. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleA visitor walks past a sculpture entitled ‘Children Playing Game’ by the late U.S. artist Duane Hanson at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London, June 1, 2015. Hanson’s lifelike sculptures portraying working-class Americans and overlooked members of society are being brought together in the largest show of his work in Britain since 1997. REUTERS/Toby Melville TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYA sculpture entitled ‘Cowboy’ by the late U.S. artist Duane Hanson is exhibited at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London, June 1, 2015. Hanson’s lifelike sculptures portraying working-class Americans and overlooked members of society are being brought together in the largest show of his work in Britain since 1997. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleVisitors pass a sculpture entitled ‘Lunchbreak’ by the late U.S. artist Duane Hanson is exhibited at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London, June 1, 2015. Hanson’s lifelike sculptures portraying working-class Americans and overlooked members of society are being brought together in the largest show of his work in Britain since 1997. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleA sculpture entitled ‘Homeless Person’ (L) by the late U.S. artist Duane Hanson is exhibited at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London, June 1, 2015. Hanson’s lifelike sculptures portraying working-class Americans and overlooked members of society are being brought together in the largest show of his work in Britain since 1997. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleVisitors (L and R) view a sculpture entitled ‘Self-Portrait and Model’ by the late U.S. artist Duane Hanson is exhibited at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London, June 1, 2015. Hanson’s lifelike sculptures portraying working-class Americans and overlooked members of society are being brought together in the largest show of his work in Britain since 1997. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleA sculpture entitled ‘Queenie II’ by the late U.S. artist Duane Hanson is exhibited at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London, June 1, 2015. Hanson’s lifelike sculptures portraying working-class Americans and overlooked members of society are being brought together in the largest show of his work in Britain since 1997. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleA sculpture entitled ‘Flea Market Lady’ by the late U.S. artist Duane Hanson is exhibited at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London, June 1, 2015. Hanson’s lifelike sculptures portraying working-class Americans and overlooked members of society are being brought together in the largest show of his work in Britain since 1997. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Interaction between the artworks, uncannily lifelike, and gallery visitors remains part of the appeal. The London exhibit is the largest British show of Hanson’s art since 1997.
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