Pa. German Balancing Man

1935/1942

Mina Lowry

Associated Names
Mina Lowry

Artist, American, born Canada, 1894 - 1942

The sculpture depicts a figure in an outfit reminiscent of a circus performer, specifically a tightrope walker, with arms stretched horizontally, holding a long, curved pole with weighted balls at each end for balance. The figure wears a top hat, fitted coat, red shirt, and brown pants, standing on an elongated pedestal that flares into a star-shaped base. The sculpture is primarily crafted from a dark-colored material resembling wood with brown and black hues. The figure is stylized and elongated, giving it an abstract and whimsical character, standing upright like a miniature acrobat.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.5 x 29 cm (14 3/8 x 11 7/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 15 1/2" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.13021


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 631, no. 2285.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: MINA LOWERY

Wikidata ID

Q64617826

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