"Symbolic" Figure Carvings

c. 1938

Joseph L. Boyd

Associated Names
Joseph L. Boyd

Artist, American, c. 1907 - unknown

The sculpture depicts two main figures on a dual-faced structure. One figure reaches out a hand while the other wields an axe. Two large faces on each side look in opposite directions. The material resembles wood with a rich brown color. The sculpture has a relief-like quality with a rounded base that elevates the scene. The details are finely rendered, giving the figures a lifelike appearance in terms of anatomy and expressions.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 43.4 x 36.5 cm (17 1/16 x 14 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16895

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1952

  • Christensen, Erwin O., Early American Woodcarving, New York: 1952, p. 68, fig. 24.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: J.L. Boyd

Wikidata ID

Q64591265

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