Abstract Man was carved during the 1930s, when Louis Schanker first began combining abstract shapes with figurative forms. The piece makes a connection between his graphic work and his carved sculptures. He translated the spirals, curves, and geometric shapes of his woodcuts into three dimensions, creating a figure that evokes a primitive statue or a totem.
- Title
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Abstract Man
- Artist
- Date
- 1936
- Location
- Dimensions
- 22 x 4 3⁄4 x 5 in. (55.9 x 12.2 x 12.7 cm.)
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- carved and painted wood
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- Abstract
- Figure male
- Object Number
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1986.92.80
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