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Artist/Maker
Jack Squier
(American, 1927 - 2016)
Date1952
MediumIron aggregate
DimensionsOverall: 28.6 x 41.6 x 12.1 cm (11 1/4 x 16 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Frame: 36.5 x 41.6 x 16.8 cm (14 3/8 x 16 3/8 x 6 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Montfort Dunn
Object number1991.235
Not on view
DescriptionThis work depicts a bull, rendered abstractly. It was made by the modern American artist Jack Squier in 1952, the same year that he received his MFA from Cornell, where he also taught for many years. Four years after graduating with his MFA, he had his first solo exhibition in New York City. Indicative of mid-century modernism, Squier’s sculptures feature organic, biomorphic forms with an emphasis on curvature. His unique use of different media including metals, resin, and fiberglass highlights his affinity for experimentation. Squier was greatly interested in ancient Western and Eastern cultures, and ancient themes and subjects often inspired his artwork.
Collections
Additional Details
Exhibition History
2015
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Seek and Find," September 1, 2015 - ongoing (no cat., brochure).
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Seek and Find," September 1, 2015 - ongoing (no cat., brochure).
Inscribed
Adhesive label on top of the base (recto) "JACK SQUIER"
Andrea Robbins
Date: 1998
Medium: Archival inkjet print
Object number: 2020.8.2
Thomas Nast
Date: published January 24, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.28
Paul Strand
Date: 1915 (published October 1916)
Medium: Photogravure on Japan paper
Object number: 1993.6
Unknown artist
Date: c. 6th-8th century CE
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: 2015.6.49
Hendrick Goltzius
Date: 1592
Medium: Engraving
Object number: 1992.56
Unknown artist
Date: c. 750-600 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 2015.6.2