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Face and Hands, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Face and Hands, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1891-1892. Medium:  Carved and painted wood. Dimensions:  3 pieces. 9 x 6 in.; H. 9 in. Subject:  Figure -- Fragment -- Face Figure -- Fragment -- Hand Object Type:  Folk Sculpture Owner:  State House of Corrections at Marquette, Marquette, Michigan Remarks:  "This wooden head and pair of hands were carved by an inmate in the State House of Corrections at Marquette as a ploy in an escape attempt in 1891-1892. The carving, when placed on a bed, simulated a prisoner in repose." References:  "Michigan Folk Art: Its Beginnings to 1941," East Lansing: Michigan State University Board of Trustees, 1976. Illustration:  "Michigan Folk Art: Its Beginnings to 1941," East Lansing: Michigan State University Board of Trustees, 1976, pg. 53. 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 71710653   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 71710653 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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