Stephanie and Spy, Bronze sculpture at Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, US.
Stephanie and Spy is a bronze sculpture at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles featuring two carefully modeled human figures. The work shows Robert Graham's technical skill in capturing precise body forms and their subtle surface details.
Created in 1980, this work marks a period when Graham was establishing his reputation for precise figurative sculpture in Los Angeles. The piece emerged during a time when detailed bronze works were gaining renewed attention in contemporary art.
The work reflects Mexican artistic traditions that shaped Graham's approach to sculpture, connecting to his family heritage. You can see this influence in how the bronze figures are carefully modeled with a refinement common to Mexican sculptural practices.
The sculpture can be viewed during regular museum hours at the Hammer Museum on the UCLA campus. You can walk around it from different angles to see how light plays across the bronze surface.
The bronze figures show Graham's method of creating surfaces that shift in appearance based on how light hits them, suggesting subtle movement. This quality means you will see something different each time you view the work from a new angle.
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