DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Figurative Sculpture
NameSculpture
Maker
Alexander Girard
(American, 1907 - 1993)
Date1940-1953
Place madeGrosse Pointe, Michigan, United States, North America
MediumWood
Dimensions10 1/4 × 11 5/8 × 1 15/16 in. (26 × 29.5 × 5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.2018.29.5
Object numberA.2018.29.5
ProvenanceGifted by artist to daughter, Sansi Girard; Collection of Sansi Girard Coonan (daughter of Alexander and Susan Girard), Sold by Sansi Girard through Margolis & Moss.
DescriptionAbstract carved wood scuplture of two dancing human figures with their arms raised.Alexander Girard