Discussion Questions
Portrait of George (Moscone)
Robert Arneson
April 2016
Robert Arneson, Portrait of George (Moscone), 1981; collection SFMOMA, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions; acquisition made in memory of Jay Cooper; © Estate of Robert Arneson / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
- What can you tell from looking at this work about the story of George Moscone, the person depicted?
- If this work could speak, what would it say? What do you see that makes you say that?
- Have you seen other commemorative sculptures—perhaps more traditional ones? If yes, how does this work look like (or differ from) them?
- If this work is the artist’s half of a conversation with you, what would you want to say back to the artist?
