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Seeking the Witness
Joel Fisher
Contemporary Art
MEDIUM
Bronze
DATES
1990
DIMENSIONS
10 x 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Contemporary Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
1990.162
CREDIT LINE
1990 New York State Governor's Arts Award to The Brooklyn Museum, administered by the New York State Counil on the Arts
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Simplified figurative sculpture. Appears as if a lone figure is looking at their reflection in a simplified organic mirror (the surface of a 'stump') The bronze has an overall black patina with the exception of the high-polished mirror-like area. Has credit/commemoration on the back citing "1990 New York State Governor's Arts Award, Brooklyn Museum"
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Joel Fisher (American, born 1947). Seeking the Witness, 1990. Bronze, 10 x 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. Brooklyn Museum, 1990 New York State Governor's Arts Award to The Brooklyn Museum, administered by the New York State Counil on the Arts, 1990.162. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1990.162_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 1990.162_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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