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Patrick Mehaffy, Desert Song #2, 1988, plaster, dirt, wood and acrylic medium, 60 1/2 × 19 3/4 …
Desert Song #2
Patrick Mehaffy, Desert Song #2, 1988, plaster, dirt, wood and acrylic medium, 60 1/2 × 19 3/4 …
Patrick Mehaffy, Desert Song #2, 1988, plaster, dirt, wood and acrylic medium, 60 1/2 × 19 3/4 × 11 1/2 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Gil and Eileen Hitchcock, 1994 (1994.35.1) © Patrick Mehaffy. Photo © Wendy McEahern.

Desert Song #2

Artist (American, born 1951)
Date1988
Mediumplaster, dirt, wood and acrylic medium
DimensionsFigure: 60 1/2 × 14 3/4 × 9 in. (153.7 × 37.5 × 22.9 cm)
Other (Base): 4 1/4 × 11 1/2 × 19 3/4 in. (10.8 × 29.2 × 50.2 cm)
60 1/2 × 19 3/4 × 11 1/2 in. (153.7 × 50.2 × 29.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Gil and Eileen Hitchcock, 1994
Object number1994.35.1
DescriptionHeadless female figure with no arms in striding pose on base. Wearing thin dress. Sculpted nails and metal plate in front of torso, chest and neck. The figure is coated in dirt from the Galisteo Basin.
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