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Robert Arneson
Way West of Athens1983

Not on view
Ceramic sculpture of a bearded man's bust in teal-green glaze atop an Ionic column capital, set on a brick base stamped repeatedly with the word 'ARNESON'
Artist or Maker
Robert Arneson
United States,1930 - 1992
Title
Way West of Athens
Date Made
1983
Medium
Bronze, ceramic, brick
Dimensions
Height: 73 in. (185.42 cm); Diameter: 24 in. (60.96 cm)
Credit Line
The Harry and Yvonne Lenart Fund
Accession Number
M.85.63a-b
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Lauria, Jo; Color and Fire - Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, 1950-2000; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2000.
  • Powell III, Earl A., Robert Winter, and Stephanie Barron. The Robert O. Anderson Building. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1986.
Copyright
Art © Robert Arneson Estate/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY