Boxing Negroes

c. 1939

Owen Middleton

Associated Names
Owen Middleton

Artist, American, 1888 - 1954

The sculpture depicts two human-like figures engaged in a wrestling match or confrontation. It consists of two mechanical figures leaning towards each other, with one appearing to push against the other. The figures have black heads, hands, and legs and are mounted on a wooden base. One figure wears a brown torso piece, while the other is adorned with a red garment. The sculpture is made from wood and metal materials, giving it a rustic appearance, with visible mechanical components like springs on their legs. The piece is elevated on a wooden base.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34.9 x 29 cm (13 3/4 x 11 7/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 10 1/4" high; 6 5/8" wide; 3 3/4" deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16823

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 623, no. 2214.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: O. MIDDLETON

Wikidata ID

Q64618749

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