Sylvic Figure
Artist
Joey Kirkpatrick
(American, b. 1952)
Artist
Flora C. Mace
(American, b. 1949)
CultureAmerican
Date1995
MediumMixed media on paper
DimensionsOverall, Frame: 45 × 32 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (114.3 × 82.6 × 3.8 cm)
SignedArtist's signature lower right corner of the printed field, reading “Joey Kirkpatrick 1994.”
Credit LineGift of the family of David Steadman, Director of the Chrysler Museum of Art from 1980 to 1989
Object number2019.48
Not on view
DescriptionThe printed field is rectangular, oriented vertically. The ink colors include dark blue, dark green, yellow-brown, dark red, and ivory. A dark blue background dominates most of the space, with a dark green area at the bottom of the print; this is suggestive of sky and ground with a horizon line. In the foreground, taking up the entire rectangular field, are three forms outlined in deep yellow-brown hues: at the left is a spherical form filled with two red spirals; below this sphere is a smaller (irregular) oblong form filled with three solid elements in ivory hue, the shapes of which recall fruits like pear, apple, and strawberry; to the right is a taller anthropomorphic form representing two legs and a torso. These forms are all constructed with crossed lines and look to indicate being made of sticks in a sort of cage or wickerwork technique.ProvenanceArts Commission of Greater Toledo to Kate Palfrey (1995) to CMA (2019)
