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  • Irving Dominick, Marla, 1982, cut, bent, soldered, and riveted galvanized iron, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., 1988.74.13

Gallery Label
Like many folk artists, Irving Dominick applied his vocational skills to imaginative projects. This sculpture is the best surviving example of the whimsy and care Dominick, a roofer and sheet-metal worker, used to make tin representations of his ten-year-old granddaughter. She is complete with loosely crimped hair, a sunny expression, and circle skirt to match her soldered shoes.

Exhibition Label, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2006

Title
Marla
Artist
Irving Dominick
Date
1982
Location
  1. Smithsonian American Art Museum
  2. Luce Foundation Center
  3. 3rd Floor
  4. 26A
Dimensions
59 x 35 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. (149.9 x 89.5 x 37.3 cm.)
Copyright
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr.

Mediums
iron
Mediums Description
cut, bent, soldered, and riveted galvanized iron
Classifications
Sculpture
Keywords
  • Portrait female – unidentified – Marla
Object Number
1988.74.13
Palette
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