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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

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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

• #070304
• #7E7C89
• #4F4C47
• #C8C4D2

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