Artwork Details
- Title
- Alexandra’s Pink Slipper
- Artist
- Date
- 1989
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 9 3⁄4 x 34 3⁄4 x 10 1⁄2 in. (24.8 x 88.3 x 26.7 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Eleanor T. and Samuel J. Rosenfeld
- Mediums Description
- aluminum, paint, beads, and plastic
- Classifications
- Object Number
- 1997.41.1
Artwork Description
Alexandra's Pink Slipper was created during John Garrett's years in Southern California, where the glitter of Hollywood and the bright colors and shiny surfaces of surfer culture led him to make a series of tightly woven "baskets" suggesting myths and fairytales. Pink, purple, and black beads are strung on lengths of silver and black aluminum to create a form that brings to mind Liberace's costumes and Las Vegas showmanship ("Bridge V," 1998).