Ravenna Grand Jury/Masked Bandit

Object NameSculpture

Maker Henry Halem (American, b. 1938)

Maker Kent State University

Made FromGlass

Date1972

Place MadeUnited States, OH, Kent

TechniqueCast, fused, lost wax mold

SizeOverall H: 28.1 cm, W: 37.5 cm, D: 10.8 cm

Accession Number73.4.51

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Thirty Years of New Glass, 1957-1987

American Glass Now

Masterpieces of American Glass

Glassmaking: America's First Industry

On ViewModern Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

In May 1970, Halem was teaching at Kent State University, where he witnessed the shooting of four student protesters by the National Guard. Symbolic of blind justice, the masked face refers to the grand jury, presiding in Ravenna, Ohio, which acquitted the National Guardsmen.

Physical DescriptionOpaque white glass; cast, fused, lost-wax mold. Mask shape, depicting grotesque man's face; eyes concealed by a second piece of glass; undulating coarse back surface.
Provenance

Source Henry Halem (American, b. 1938) - 1973

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