Bottlecap Figure with Mirror

Mr. Imagination (Gregory Warmack), Bottlecap Figure with Mirror, 1991, bottlecaps and mirror on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.66
Mr. Imagination (Gregory Warmack), Bottlecap Figure with Mirror, 1991, bottlecaps and mirror on wood, 59 3⁄4 x 24 x 11 1⁄4 in. (151.8 x 61.0 x 28.6 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.66

Artwork Details

Title
Bottlecap Figure with Mirror
Artist
Date
1991
Location
Dimensions
59 3⁄4 x 24 x 11 1⁄4 in. (151.8 x 61.0 x 28.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums
Mediums Description
bottlecaps and mirror on wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure — full length
Object Number
1997.124.66
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.124.66

Artwork Description

For artists like Greg Warmack (Mr. Imagination), collecting cast-off items and transforming them into uplifting artworks lies at the heart of their creativity.

"I like to make my art out of things I've found because they're there and they're free. When I'm walking through the alleys and on the streets, my eyes are always moving like a radar, looking for anything that I might be able to use."
—Mr. Imagination

Exhibition Label, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2006

Works by this artist (2 items)

Carol Eckert, Incantations, 1996, coiled cotton and wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Marcia and Alan Docter, 2000.37
Incantations
Artist
Date1996
coiled cotton and wire
Not on view
Carol Eckert, Cat Shadows, n.d., fiber, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Samuel J. and Eleanor T. Rosenfeld, 2022.63.9
Cat Shadows
Artist
Daten.d.
fiber
Not on view