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Stilt Boy I

FORD, Laura

Stilt Boy I
Image: © The Artist/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Figure of a boy on stilits. The boy wears a padded jump suit, woolen mask, plimsoles and gloves, all in black. Three knitted tubes, possibly sleeves from jumpers, inserted into one another and then padded creates a trunk-like appendage which covers and conceals the face. A metal bracket attached to the back of the figure slots into a receiver metal bracket secured to the wall.


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Details


Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 22076

Creation/Production

FORD, Laura

Acquisition

Purchase, 15/10/2001

Measurements

Height (cm): 257
Width (cm): 35
Depth (cm): 38

Material

Wool
Fabric
Steel
Wood
Jesmonite
Rubber

Location

In store
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Tags


  • Active In The 21St Century
  • Figure Study
  • Fine Art
  • Ford, Laura
  • Sculpture
  • Woman Artist

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