Terry Fox

American (Seattle, Washington, 1943 - 2008, Cologne, Germany)

A Metaphor

1976
sculpture | wood stools, magazine text, string, paper, and ink
Not currently on view in the museum
A Metaphor
56 in. x 16 3/4 in. x 16 in. (142.24 cm x 42.55 cm x 40.64 cm)
Acquired 1977
Collection SFMOMA
Purchase with the aid of funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the 1975 Soap Box Derby Fund, and the New Future Fund Drive
© Estate of Terry Fox
77.76.A-D
Keywords

abstraction, stools, reflections, boxes, rungs, suspended, balancing, balance


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