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)
ClassificationsAssemblage
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
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