June Leaf

The Head

1979

A small metal wire sculpture of a human head and neck with mechanical parts on a white pedestal.
A small metal wire sculpture of a human head and neck with mechanical parts on a white pedestal.

June Leaf, The Head, 1979. Brass and steel rods, aluminum, and steel gears, overall: 11 × 11 3/4 × 10 in. (27.9 × 29.8 × 25.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 98.27

Recto

Not on view

Date
1979

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Brass and steel rods, aluminum, and steel gears

Dimensions
Overall: 11 × 11 3/4 × 10 in. (27.9 × 29.8 × 25.4 cm)

Accession number
98.27

Credit line
Purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
artworks/11746




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