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James “Son” Thomas
Untitled (head)1960s

Not on view
Plaster or clay skull sculpture with crumbling gray surface, crumpled foil inset in the eye sockets, and rows of pebble-like teeth
Ceramic sculpture of a skull-like head in pale gray clay, with hollow eye sockets inset with dark metallic material, rows of small clay teeth, and a roughly textured, cracked surface.
Artist or Maker
James “Son” Thomas
United States, 1926 – 1993
Title
Untitled (head)
Date Made
1960s
Medium
Unfired clay sculpture
Dimensions
7 1/4 × 4 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (18.42 × 10.8 × 13.34 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Gordon W. Bailey
Accession Number
M.2016.195.4
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Copyright
© James “Son” Thomas