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Skin

Artist (American, born 1955)
Date1993
Mediumwood, glass lenses, silver wire
Dimensions29 3/4 × 10 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (75.6 × 26.7 × 14 cm)
With hanging string: 71 1/4 × 10 3/8 × 6 1/8 in. (181 × 26.4 × 15.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Hope Aldrich, 2013
Object number2013.32
DescriptionWooden sculpture of a nude woman with glass eyes and the shapes of leaves cut out and re-inlaid on skin.
Text Entries
As a self-portrait, this work by Erika Wanenmacher situates the artist in a dialogue about the environment. The cut-out forms of leaves on the figure’s skin emphasizes this point, thus the title of the work. Significantly, as a marionette-like figure, this piece has resonance with the museum’s large collection of Gustave Baumann marionettes and therefore has great potential for exploring the puppet as a commentary on the individual being controlled by forces beyond our control.
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