Untitled (Caparena figure)

Copied Clarence Woolsey, Grace Woolsey, Untitled (Caparena figure), ca. 1961 - 1972, bottle caps, wood, and wire, 34 × 19 × 12 1⁄2 in. (86.4 × 48.3 × 31.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Orren and Marilyn Bradley and Kohler Foundation, Inc., 2015.58.27

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled (Caparena figure)
Artists
Date
ca. 1961 - 1972
Location
Dimensions
34 × 19 × 12 1⁄2 in. (86.4 × 48.3 × 31.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Orren and Marilyn Bradley and Kohler Foundation, Inc.
Mediums Description
bottle caps, wood, and wire
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — bear
Object Number
2015.58.27
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2015.58.27

Artwork Description

Clarence and Grace Woolsey started their yard environment of bottlecap sculptures in the winter of 1961. Over the next decade, they made figures that looked like bears, rabbits, characters from nursery rhymes and children's tales, curious aliens, and structures and objects like churches, windmills, and bicycles. In the mid-1970s, they began charging curiosity-seekers to view "the World's Largest Pioneer Caparena." The site was dismantled in 1972.

Exhibitions

Media - 1970.353.1-.116 - SAAM-1970.353.1-.116_9 - 127238
Galleries for Folk and Self-Taught Art
October 21, 2016–January 31, 2030
Smithsonian American Art Museum
SAAM’s collection of folk and self-taught art represents the powerful vision of America’s untrained and vernacular artists.