4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2010.

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4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2020.

Kâkiwi

Artist Deborah Butterfield (American, b. 1949)

CultureAmerican

Date2000

MediumCast bronze

DimensionsOverall: 37 x 37 x 22 in. (94 x 94 x 55.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number2001.33

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 115-2 - Wonderstudio

Label TextDeborah Butterfield American, b. 1949 Kākiwi, 2000 Cast bronze Kākiwi, meaning bow or bend in Hawaiian, began as a collection of sticks and limbs gathered by Deborah Butterfield while visiting Hawaii. She assembled these into a statue and then had each piece of wood individually cast in bronze, making the final work both durable and one-of-a-kind. By using objects found in nature, Butterfield’s contemporary artworks creatively capture the strong sense of place that has long inspired American artists. Museum purchase 2001.33 ProvenanceThe artist; Edward Thorp Gallery, 2000; Chrysler Museum of Art Purchase, 2001. Exhibition History"Women of the Chrysler: a 400-Year Celebration of the Arts," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., March 24 - July 18, 2010. "Man's Best Friends," Selden Arcade, Norfolk, VA, August 27 - October 19, 2013.Published ReferencesJane Smith, "CMA Welcomes Butterfield Horse," _Muse_ 24, no. 8 (April 2002): cover. Martha N. Hagood and Jefferson C. Harrison, _American Art at the Chrysler Museum: Selected Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings_ (Norfolk, Va.: Chrysler Museum of Art, 2005), 266-267, no. 162. ISBN: 0-940744-71-6