Figure Screen
Artist
Valerie Arber
born 1949, Englewood, New Jersey; lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Marfa, Texas
Date1985
Mediumsteel, glass
Dimensions66 × 73 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (167.6 × 186.7 × 11.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, 1997 General Obligation Bonds
Object numberPC1999.26.1
DescriptionA black steel folding screen with three rectangular panels attached together with hinges. Each screen depicts the silhouette of a woman standing with legs bent, one arm held straight down, and one arm raised over her head. The rightmost panel depicts a right-facing figure made from the same steel as the rest of the sculpture, floating in a cut-out and surrounded by oblong and diamond-shaped cut-outs. The center panel depicts a right-facing figure made from glass with frosted polka dot and striped patterns and surrounded by oblong shapes. The leftmost panel depicts a left-facing figure made from transparent glass and surrounded by organic squiggle shapes.On View
Not on viewTerms
ca. 1900
1984
