Altered Heart
Artist
Thomas Barrow
(American, 1938-2024)
Date1990
MediumMixed media
Dimensions23 7/8 x 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (60.6 x 24.1 x 14 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jonathan Abrams and Fay Pfaelzer Abrams, 2009
Object number2009.40.1
DescriptionMixed media mounted on white board inside Plexiglas box. Central subject is a large red heart surrounded with three-dimensional red hearts and two hearts dangling from the central heart. Above the central red heart is a clear plastic male, nude figure showing heart, lungs, and kidney/bladder system. Positioned in the center of the work is a large red heart. Within the large red heart is a white rectangle with a pair of red lips. Centered below the box-like structure holding this heart are two dangling red hearts. These frame a cross section of an anatomical heart showing four chambers. Completing the piece at the bottom of the composition is the exterior of an anatomical heart.On View
Not on viewmid 20th Century
circa 1940