Portrait Head Paintbrush Tree

Mr. Imagination (Gregory Warmack), Portrait Head Paintbrush Tree, 1991, mixed media: bottlecaps, paintbrushes, and paint on wood, 65 1⁄8 x 22 3⁄4 x 18 3⁄4 in. (165.4 x 57.8 x 47.6 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum Purchase, 1992.10

Artwork Details

Title
Portrait Head Paintbrush Tree
Artist
Date
1991
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
65 1⁄8 x 22 3⁄4 x 18 3⁄4 in. (165.4 x 57.8 x 47.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
mixed media: bottlecaps, paintbrushes, and paint on wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure — head
  • Fantasy
  • Portrait group
  • Object — foliage
Object Number
1992.10
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1992.10

Artwork Description

Mr. Imagination created sculptures from discarded bottle caps, paintbrushes, pieces of wood, and industrial sandstone. The regal heads in many of his sculptures were inspired by a vision the artist had in which he looked in the mirror and “had a flash of myself in a regal outfit with a crown or some type of headdress on.” His sculptures often resemble trees or totems, and in this piece, bottle caps blanket a tower of wood, topped with a cluster of paintbrush heads.

Works by this artist (132 items)

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Man Ray, Fisherman's Idol, cast 1973, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Juliet Man Ray, 1983.105.7
Fisherman’s Idol
Artist
Datecast 1973
bronze
On view
Man Ray, Le Voyeur, 1965, wooden cigar box with inserted door lens, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Juliet Man Ray, 1983.105.4
Le Voyeur
Artist
Date1965
wooden cigar box with inserted door lens
On view
Man Ray, Its Another Spring, 1961, mixed media: metal spring, ivory ball, and wooden cigar box, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Juliet Man Ray, 1983.105.6
Its Another Spring
Artist
Date1961
mixed media: metal spring, ivory ball, and wooden cigar box
On view
Man Ray, Square Dumb Bells, 1944 or 1945, cast bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Juliet Man Ray, 1983.105.17A-B
Square Dumb Bells
Artist
Date1944 or 1945
cast bronze
On view

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Portrait Head Paintbrush Tree
1991, mixed media: bottlecaps, paintbrushes, and paint on wood

MR. IMAGINATION (Gregory Warmack)
Born: Chicago, Illinois 1948– Died: Atlanta, Georgia 2012

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