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Ron Griffin
American Ego (Eagle)1968–1970

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Painted wood sculpture of a stylized bird-like head atop a red-and-white striped box with a cobalt blue band, flanked by large jagged orange-red wings
Painted wood and mixed-media sculpture; a stylized blue eagle head with yellow eye rests atop a rectangular pedestal painted with red and white vertical stripes and a blue band, with flat cutout wings in orange-red and gold extending outward on each side.
Ron Griffin, American Ego (Eagle)
Painted wood sculpture of a spread-winged bird form in golden yellow, with a blue rectangular body, a small dark head with a worn surface, and bundled cylindrical elements below banded in white, blue, and orange.
Ron Griffin, American Ego (Eagle)
Ron Griffin, American Ego (Eagle)

Ron Griffin, American Ego (Eagle), 1968–1970, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Fannie and Alan Leslie Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Jonathan Urban

Artist or Maker
Ron Griffin
United States, 1938 - 2008
Title
American Ego (Eagle)
Date Made
1968–1970
Medium
Mixed media assemblage
Dimensions
22 1/2 × 28 1/2 × 13 1/2 in. (57.15 × 72.39 × 34.29 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Fannie and Alan Leslie Bequest
Accession Number
M.2025.114
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Selected Exhibition History
  • The Brockman Gallery: Los Angeles, 1967–1990. Sunday, October 18, 2026–Sunday, January 24, 2027
  • The Brockman Gallery: Los Angeles, 1967–1990. March 5, 2027–July 26, 2027
Copyright
photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Jonathan Urban

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