Peter Voulkos

Red River
c. 1960

A textured sculpture resembling a humanoid figure made from what appears to be layers of cardboard, with patches of red and black paint, and white markings. The figure is set against a plain, light background.

A textured sculpture resembling a humanoid figure made from what appears to be layers of cardboard, with patches of red and black paint, and white markings. The figure is set against a plain, light background.

Not on view

Date
c. 1960

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Clay, colored glazes and epoxy paint

Dimensions
Overall: 37 × 14 7/8 × 13 3/4in. (94 × 37.8 × 34.9 cm)

Accession number
66.42

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc.

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/3222

Exhibitions

Making Knowing: Craft in Art, 1950–2019

Nov 22, 2019–Feb 20, 2022

Peter Voulkos
1 work in the collection

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