ALL: Master Collection List
Nationality
American
Preview
Date of Work
1980
Medium
Pencil on Mylar
Signature
Right hind leg of ram
Height
18 1/2"
Width
27"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection
Status
On display: Third floor
Location
Memorial Union
Additional Information
Student composed text panel:
Henry Peterson (American)
Bighorn Ram, 1980
Pencil on mylar
UND Art Collections: Art & Design Study Collection
In this work, Henry Peterson gives us only part of the bighorn ram. The piece seems unfished, or half complete as if something happened in the middle of creating the artwork. Like the nearby work of Jessica Mongeon, the viewer is asked to fill in the blanks – or perhaps imagine what is missing or what could be. Bighorn rams often represent power and boldness, so leaving the work unfinished may represent that no matter how strong we are, we are still a work in progress.
Condition
Excellent
Rights
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