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Specimen V: Greed

Object NameSculpture

Series

Seven Deadly Sins

Artist Karen LaMonte (American, b. 1967)

Made FromGlass, Metall, Acrylic, Wood, Copper-colored Metal

Date1997

Place MadeUnited States, NY, New York City

TechniqueHot-worked glass, assembled

SizeOverall H: 67 cm, Diam (max) 34 cm

Accession Number2023.4.2

Credit LineGift of the artist

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionSculpture, "Specimen V: Greed" from the Seven Deadly Sins series. Light blue, white, and colorless glass, metal wire and rods, colorless acrylic rod, wood, copper-colored sheet metal; hot-worked glass, assembled. (a) Wood base; (b) colorless acrylic support rod; (c) glass marionette figure; (d) colorless glass bell-shaped cover. Light blue marionette-style figure (c) with white hands, pointed shoes, and frowning face; figure has articulated joints connected with metal wire and punched metal mounts attached to glass with glue. Metal rod running through torso connects head and body; molded silver metal mounts attached to base of head and upper neck. Two metal wires connected to right hand, two to left hand, one to left wrist, one to right knee, one to left ankle, and one to left foot loop around arms of T-shaped metal cross bar mounted to top of head. T-shaped metal cross bar slides horizontally into top of colorless vertical acrylic pole (b) with black tape wrapped around base. Vertical support pole slides into 5.8 cm metal tube attached to circular turned wooden base (a); metal wire connected to top of wood base loops around back of T-shaped metal crossbar of marionette doll (c), stabilizing the figure. (d) Colorless glass bell-shaped cover with double ogee finial with three applied hot-worked curls; interior of finial contains folded copper-colored metal form in the shape of a paper airplane.
Provenance

Source Karen LaMonte (American, b. 1967) - 2017-2023
The work was gifted by the artist to her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Charles LaMonte. Upon their demise, she gifted the work to the museum.

Former Collection Dr. Charles S. LaMonte (died 2014)

Previous owner Jody LaMonte (died 2017)