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Totem Crying for Lost Memory
Publication quality
Publication quality

Totem Crying for Lost Memory

Artist (born Bushnell, Illinois, 1927; died Seattle, Washington, 1998)
Date1962
MediumStoneware with glazes
DimensionsOverall: 48 x 17 x 10 in. (121.9 x 43.2 x 25.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Gene and Liz Brandzel
Terms
  • minotaur
  • mythology
Object number2000.37.2
DescriptionA stylized sculpture suggesting the face and neck of a figure (minotaur?) with horns, a big nose and big protruding eyes.The surface is textured with slash marks.

The sculpture is double-sided with the same facial features on both sides. It is covered with a green-brown toned glaze. The figure sits on top of a cone-shaped base.
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