A. Dickinson Plaster Sculpture of a Man Devouring a Child's Head

Item Details

A plaster sculpture of a man devouring a child’s head. This piece depicts the bust and arm of a man with slicked hair wearing a monocle and a suit. He has his head tilted back and his mouth open unnaturally wide, with the head of a child held in his palm and being fed into the mouth. It is signed ‘A. Dickinson’ in mold. The small head is removable. The plaster is finished with a textured black paint that has been speckled with white.

Condition

- wear and chips to paint is present to the small head; paint is chipped in places on monocle chain.

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Item #

17BAL077-666