Black Menagerie (Testa di Moro)
Artist
William Villalongo
(American, born 1975)
CultureAmerican
Date2023
MediumAcrylic, velvet flocking and paper collage on wood panel
Dimensions47 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (121.3 × 6.4 cm)
Overall, Frame: 48 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (122.2 × 6.4 cm)
Overall, Frame: 48 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (122.2 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2024.8
Not on view
DescriptionA round wood panel with photos of Testa di Moro placed at various intervals. In the center of the piece, a pair of painted hands holds one of these heads. The panel is painted red and covered with black velvet flocking cut with floral designs.ProvenanceThe artist’s studio | Susan Inglett Gallery, New York | CMA 2024Exhibition History“William Villalongo: Black Menagerie,” Susan Inglett Gallery, NYC, September 7–October 14, 2023.
19th century
Unknown
