Bottlecap Figure with Mirror

Media - 1997.124.66 - SAAM-1997.124.66_1 - 13151
Copied 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.)
Markings
back of head in white paint: MR. IMAGINATION/1991
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
Keywords
  • Figure
  • 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