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Claus, Julia,
Animal -- Fish
Animal -- Other
Kinetic
Sculpture
Metamorphosia of a Hermit Sea Urchin, (sculpture).
Artist:
Claus, Julia, sculptor.
Title:
Metamorphosia of a Hermit Sea Urchin, (sculpture).
Medium:
Copper, silver, bone, opal, abalone, sand, driftwood and shells.
Dimensions:
16 x 26 x 16 in.
Description:
This piece consists of a pod and a fish encrusted with opals and abalone. A flat surface is covered with sand and shells and pieces of protruding driftwood. The piece is motorized and when activated the pod opens and closes.
Subject:
Animal -- Fish
Animal -- Other -- Starfish
Object Type:
Kinetic
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Located at Harpers Ferry Center, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 24525
References:
Harpers Ferry Center, 1976.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 64520005
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
64520005
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