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Specimen IV Sloth

Object NameSculpture

Maker Karen LaMonte (American, b. 1967)

Made FromGlass, wood

Date1997

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)

Postwar and Contemporary

Place Made

United States

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.
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