sculpture
Object NameSculpture
Artist
Don Shepherd
(American, 1930-2002)
Assistant
Shorty Finley
Made FromGlass
Date1981
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueBlown, with copper metal inclusions; sandblasted
SizeH: 39 cm, W: 18.3 cm
Accession Number81.4.121
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionGreen tinted transparent glass; blown, with copper metal inclusions; sandblasted; cemented to base. Head shape with sandblasted opening in top; matte sandblasted surface with smooth sections that reveal internal inclusions of oxidized copper sheets and wires representing eyes, nose, mouth, and, perhaps, brain; copper wire breaks through to surface near neck; on rectangular glass base with beveled edges; signed on edge of base: " 81" and under base "Don Sheperd 1981 (blown by "Shorty" [Finley])".Provenance
Source
Heller Gallery
- 1981-07-13
Object copyright© Don Shepherd
