Sculptor:

Boghosian, Varujan 1926-  Search this

Medium:

Wood, cloth, tin, and string

Type:

Sculptures

Date:

1981

Notes:

Dartmouth College, Hood Museum, 1989, "Varujan Boghosian: A Retrospective."

Summary:

The piece consists of a jester-like figure whose lower half is an empty frame. The figure is blindfolded and its head is stuck through one rung of a ladder. The figure's arms are around the ladder, and the figure appears to be struggling not to fall.

Topic:

Figure--Waist length  Search this

Object--Tool--Ladder  Search this

Control number:

IAS 88040026

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_303060