Untitled (Medium Figure)

Derek Webster, Untitled (Medium Figure), ca. 1986, painted wood with metal, cloth, hair, plastic, and putty, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.94
Derek Webster, Untitled (Medium Figure), ca. 1986, painted wood with metal, cloth, hair, plastic, and putty, 46 1⁄2 x 20 x 11 1⁄2 in. (118.1 x 50.8 x 29.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.94

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled (Medium Figure)
Artist
Date
ca. 1986
Location
Dimensions
46 1⁄2 x 20 x 11 1⁄2 in. (118.1 x 50.8 x 29.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums
Mediums Description
painted wood with metal, cloth, hair, plastic, and putty
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure — full length
Object Number
1997.124.94
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.124.94

Artwork Description

Derek Webster creates his sculptures while listening to such rock-and-roll favorites as “Shake Rattle and Roll,” and “Twist and Shout,” and many of his sculptures dance and twist to an unheard beat. Webster believes the wood “speaks to him,” and he does not always know what the sculpture will look like until it is finished (“Hello Beautiful!”, Chicago Public Radio, August 2004).

Works by this artist (3 items)

Derek Webster, Untitled (Large Figure), 1984, painted wood with plastic, putty, and metal, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.93
Untitled (Large Figure)
Artist
Date1984
painted wood with plastic, putty, and metal
On view
Derek Webster, Untitled (Medium Figure), ca. 1986, painted wood with metal, cloth, hair, plastic, and putty, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.94
Untitled (Medium Figure)
Artist
Dateca. 1986
painted wood with metal, cloth, hair, plastic, and putty
On view
Derek Webster, Untitled (Large Figure), ca. 1986, painted wood with metal, plastic, coins, faux diamonds, cork, and putty, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.95
Untitled (Large Figure)
Artist
Dateca. 1986
painted wood with metal, plastic, coins, faux diamonds, cork, and putty
Not on view