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Artist (1898 - 1995)

Heart

Datec. 1956
MediumQuartzite
DimensionsOverall: 15 × 11 × 8 in. (38.1 × 27.9 × 20.3 cm)
Object numberN0010.2008(02)
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of Dolores A. DiSpirito, Theresa M. DiSpirito, and Loretta DiSpirito Loconto
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextIn Heart, DiSpirito captures the essence of maternal affection in the protective embrace of the mother bird on her baby. The two heads together form the shape of a heart and follow the original contours of the stone.
On View
Not on view
Birds of Night
Henry R. DiSpirito
1953
Praying Mantis
Henry R. DiSpirito
1955
Mask
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
c. 1870
Sumare Paziente (Patient Donkey)
Henry R. DiSpirito
1956
Eagle Head
Unidentified Artist
1830-1860
Bondage
Henry R. DiSpirito
1947
After the Battle
Henry R. DiSpirito
1947
The Tired Horse
Henry R. DiSpirito
1941
Cat on Guard
Henry R. DiSpirito
1955
Scarabe Sacre
Henry R. DiSpirito
1960
Peasant Woman
Henry R. DiSpirito
1956
House Posts
Tlingit (Tongass)
1820-1840

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