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Artist / Maker : |
Siebner, Herbert Johannes Joseph RCA
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Title : |
Frieze of Life
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Date (Execution) : |
1959
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Geographical Origin : |
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Cultural Group : |
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Style / Period : |
Contemporary 1950 -
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Medium / Material : |
Unknown sand/stone material; pigment
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Support / Technique : |
Molded; poured; cast; mixed
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Object Type : |
reliefs (sculptures)
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Visual Description :
Large relief sculpture featuring an abstract pattern consisting of various ambiguous figural and animal forms. The figures are predominantly female and the animals are predominantly birds. The colours used in the composition include white, yellow ochre, orange-brown, black, and olive green. The sculpture has a significant amount of surface texture and the images are arranged in a grid formation.
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Accession # : |
U001.11.811
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Width (cm) : |
323.50
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Height (cm) : |
98.50
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Depth (cm) : |
0.00
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Mandatory Credit : |
Gift of the Estate of Michael C. Williams
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Artist Statement : |
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