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Bill Wyman, Ceramic Artist, 1922–1980
Robert Arneson (American, 1930–1992)
American
1981
Object Place: Benicia, California, United States
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 14 1/2 x 13 x 6 1/2 inches
Credit Line
Gift of Sandra Shannonhouse
Accession Number1993.952
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
DescriptionA 1 1/2 times larger than life ceramic portrait of Bill Wyman, a long-time instructor at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The 3/4 view portrait of Mr. Wyman, who wears thickly framed glasses, includes his head and proper right ear. Face, hair, and beard are decorated with splatters, drips, and splotches of white, blue, and purple glaze.
Signed
Signed inside proper right cheek: "Arneson 81 c"
Marks
Impressed letters: BILL WYAMN/ CERAMIC ARTIST/ 1922-1980
ProvenanceTo MFA, 1993, gift of Sandra Shannonhouse.
Copyright© Estate of Robert Arneson / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York