Museum admission is free
galleries opening 11AM Tuesday
Hammer Channel

Watch 1,000+ talks, performances, artist profiles, and more.

Go to Hammer Channel
Collections
Collage of five diverse artworks from the Hammer Museum Collections side by side. From left to right: 1) Contemporary painting of two embracing figures with surreal elements. 2) Post-impressionist style painting of trees with vibrant blues and greens. 3) Black and white illustration of a face with intricate patterns. 4) Japanese woodblock print style image of a figure in a checkered robe. 5) Photograph of a couple dancing, the woman in a black dress and the man in white

See 50,000+ objects, including prints, photographs, paintings, and more.

Go to Hammer Collections
Digital Archive Now Dig This!: Art and Black Los Angeles 1960–1980
Art Ruth Waddy, Pomegranates
Pomegranates, by Ruth Waddy, 1966

Ruth Waddy, Artist
Pomegranates , 1966

Medium
Mounted print, Edition 16/20
Dimensions
11 1/4 x 14 in. (28.6 x 35.6 cm)
Credit Line
Collection of Linda Goode Bryant, New York

Waddy tended to pull her subject matter from everyday objects, and in certain religions pomegranates represent fertility, fullness, and growth. Waddy was an artist, activist, and arts administrator who studied at Los Angeles City College and Otis Art Institute. Prior to focusing on art, she worked at the Los Angeles County Hospital with Noah Purifoy. In 1966, with encouragement from Charles White, the artist traveled with eight American delegates to the Soviet Union to represent herself and twenty other black artists from California.