H.C. Westermann, Mad House, 1958
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Mad House, 1958
Pine, plywood, glass, brass, galvanized sheet metal, enamel, cast-tin toy, lead soldier, paper decoupage, mirror, and U.S. penny
39 ¼ × 17 5/8 × 18 3/8 in. (99.7 × 44.8 × 46.7 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Joseph and Jory Shapiro, 1978.5. Photo: James Isberner, © MCA Chicago.
Mad House, 1958
Pine, plywood, glass, brass, galvanized sheet metal, enamel, cast-tin toy, lead soldier, paper decoupage, mirror, and U.S. penny
39 ¼ × 17 5/8 × 18 3/8 in. (99.7 × 44.8 × 46.7 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Joseph and Jory Shapiro, 1978.5. Photo: James Isberner, © MCA Chicago.
Mad House, 1958
Pine, plywood, glass, brass, galvanized sheet metal, enamel, cast-tin toy, lead soldier, paper decoupage, mirror, and U.S. penny
39 ¼ × 17 5/8 × 18 3/8 in. (99.7 × 44.8 × 46.7 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Joseph and Jory Shapiro, 1978.5. Photo: James Isberner, © MCA Chicago.
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H.C. Westermann, W.W.I General, W.W.II General, W.W.III General, 1962 - Long The sculpture's three components are roughly balanced in size. The base is a thick, elongated oval. From the left end of the base, the propellor-like shape primarily splattered with red and yellow emerges vertically. On the base's right end, the brick-like shape tilts at a slight angle away from the propellor-like form. On this brick-like shape appears the phrase "W.W. 3 General" embossed into its surface, made more visible by the splatters of vivid color.
