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Acrobat kinetic sculpture
Acrobat kinetic sculpture
Acrobat kinetic sculpture

Acrobat kinetic sculpture

NameToy
Maker John Cross (American, 1935 - 2019)
Dateca. 1999
Place madeElizaville, New York, United States, North America
MediumWood, paint, twine, metal
Dimensions18 × 3 1/8 × 1 in. (45.7 × 7.9 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Francis J. Greenburger Collection, New York, A.2017.48.2
Object numberA.2017.48.2
DescriptionFemale figure in red leotard with yellow hair suspended between two stakes, wooden stakes connected by horizontal connecting piece
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