Larry Fuente, Game Fish, 1988, fiberglass, black auto-body type epoxy resin, polyurethane resin, plywood, plastic found objects including beads, buttons, poker chips, badminton birdies, ping pong balls, rhinestones, coins, dice, plastic figurines, combs, miniature pinball games, , 51 1⁄2 x 112 1⁄2 x 10 3⁄4 in. (130.8 x 285.6 x 27.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance and museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1991.61, © 1988, Larry Fuente
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Game Fish
- Artist
- Date
- 1988
- Location
- Dimensions
- 51 1⁄2 x 112 1⁄2 x 10 3⁄4 in. (130.8 x 285.6 x 27.3 cm)
- Copyright
- © 1988, Larry Fuente
- Credit Line
- Gift of the James Renwick Alliance and museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program
- Mediums Description
- fiberglass, black auto-body type epoxy resin, polyurethane resin, plywood, plastic found objects including beads, buttons, poker chips, badminton birdies, ping pong balls, rhinestones, coins, dice, plastic figurines, combs, miniature pinball games,
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Fantasy — animal — fish
- Object — toy — doll
- Object — written matter
- Object — toy — blocks
- Object Number
- 1991.61
Artwork Description
One of the Renwick Gallery's most beloved treasures, Game Fish whimsically captures the artist's love of surface ornamentation. Since the late 1960s, Larry Fuente has delighted in covering readily identifiable forms with beads, plastic baubles, buttons, and mass-produced items of no intrinsic value, transforming the mundane into unique objects. Size is no deterrent to Fuente, who once spent five years coating a 1960 Cadillac sedan with one million brightly colored ornaments.
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