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Specimen IV Sloth
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Specimen IV Sloth

Object NameSculpture
Maker Karen LaMonte (American, b. 1967)
Made FromGlass, wood
Date1997
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueAssembled
SizeOverall H: 62 cm, Diam: 35.3 cm
Accession Number97.4.20
Credit LineGift of Heller Gallery and an anonymous donor
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless and translucent red orange, red brown and brown glass, wood, copper tube, brass, metal wire, metal mounts, plexiglass, lead, gold-leaf (?); mold-blown, assembled. a) stand with figure. b) cover. Marionette-type figure with oversized hands, 2 large pointed ears suspended in kneeling position from 7-shaped support, on wooden base. Base has brass label on edge "specimen IV Sloth", large bell-jar shape glass goes over (a) and rests on carved out area on edge. Hollow two-part finial on top with butterfly in bottom hollow, three applied scroll handles (?)/decorations on finial.
Provenance
Source Heller Gallery - 1997-03-20
Object copyright© Karen LaMonte

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