2007.52.117

Eight Elephants
1964
12 in HIGH x 25 in WIDE x 18.5 in DEEP
(30.48 cm HIGH x 63.50 cm WIDE x 46.99 cm DEEP)
2007.52.117


Redwood and lead sculpture of eight semi-abstract elephants. The composition has a rectangular wooden base with seven lead elephants positioned around the outer perimeter and one at center. A sloped depression in the center of the wooden base holds a bas-relief elephant on its side with crossed legs and trunk. A wooden human figure stands on a tall wooden rectangular column above center. Moving clockwise from the human figure appear an elephant laying on its back with concave stomach on a short wooden rectangular column; a standing elephant with long legs and trunk; a shallow depression with an elephant laying with twisted limbs; a standing elephant on a wooden rectangular column; an elephant laying on its back with a convex stomach on a short wooden rectangular column; an elephant standing on a dencline with long wavy trunk; an elephant with abstract body and flared trunk on a short wooden rectangular column.
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