Object Record
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Metadata
Artist |
Harvey, Bessie |
Title |
Moses and the Serpent |
Medium |
Wood, fabric, hair, and found objects |
Date |
1988 |
Description |
Bessie Harvey (Dallas, Georgia 1929-1994 Alcoa, Tennessee) Moses and the Serpent, 1988 88 x 22 x 16 inches Wood, fabric, hair, and found objects Knoxville Museum of Art, 1990 gift of Glady Faires Unlike many sculptors who chisel away wood or stone to create their works, Harvey used a process that was almost exclusively additive. As she pointed out, "I don't carve, they already shaped." With the exception of drilling an occasional set of eyeholes, the artist would only paint and embellish with glue, beads, yarn and cloth. |
Catalog Number |
1990.10.01 |
Search Terms |
Wood Mixed media works Christianity Paper Women Artists Mixed media works Assemblage |