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  • Mr. Imagination (Gregory Warmack), Button Cane with Self-Portrait, mid 1990s, enamel paint on board, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., 1998.84.20

Luce Center Label

Mr. Imagination applied bottle caps and buttons to his sculptures to give them color and texture. In this piece, he surrounded a self-portrait with wire protrusions, then threaded different colored buttons onto the wire. The twisting shapes evoke colorful snakes or dreadlocks, reflecting Mr. Imagination’s lively personality.

Title
Button Cane with Self-Portrait
Artist
Mr. Imagination (Gregory Warmack)
Date
mid 1990s
Location
  1. Smithsonian American Art Museum
  2. Luce Foundation Center
  3. 3rd Floor
  4. 28A
Dimensions
Copyright
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr.

Mediums Description
enamel paint on board
Classifications
Decorative Arts
Keywords
  • Portrait male – Imagination, Mr. – head
  • Portrait male – Imagination, Mr. – self-portrait
Object Number
1998.84.20
Palette
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