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Michael C. McMillen
Nipomo1980

Not on view
Tall column sculpture resembling a geological cross-section with layered earth strata, topped with miniature white buildings and a bare branching tree
Artist or Maker
Michael C. McMillen
Title
Nipomo
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1980
Medium
Wood, Masonite, paper, poultry femur, crushed stone, Carborundum grit, metal, glass, acrylic paint, oil paint, desiccated plant material, ink, graphite, and epoxy
Dimensions
74 x 11 x 11 in. (187.96 x 27.94 x 27.94 cm)
Credit Line
Mac L. Sherwood, M.D., Memorial Fund, and the Modern and Contemporary Art Council, Young Talent Purchase Award
Accession Number
M.81.70a-b
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Barron, Stephanie, S. Bernstein and I. S. Fort, with essays by Stephanie Barron, Sherri Bernstein, M. Dear, Howard N. Fox and Richard Rodriguez. Made in California: Art, Image, and Identity, 1900-2000. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Berkeley: University of California Press, Berkeley, 2000.

  • A Focus on California: Selections from the Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.