Frank Kowing Mixed Media Sculpture "Flush Sarah (Blockhead)"

Item Details

A mixed media sculpture titled Flush Sarah (Blockhead) from the H.M.S. series by listed Maryland artist Frank Kowing (American, 1944 – 2016), dated October 2009. Depicting the former Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, the work is comprised of paint, straw, and various found materials. Signed and dated to the back of the figure’s head. Dated and titled by the artist on an attached tag hanging from the figure’s left ear.

Frank Kowing is an outsider artist based in Maryland with a larger than life reputation, the bulk of his focus being mixed media works, many grand in scale and with three dimensional quality. He has participated in a vast array of group shows and exhibits since his first shows in the 1970s in New York City. His education, after service in Vietnam with the US Army, was extensive and included the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, Netherlands and several fine art institutions in Pennsylvania.

Condition

- dust on the item; drips of paint and varnish on the edges of the toilet seat.

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Item #

17BAL087-386