198. The Player

The Player 1 The Player 2

Title: The Player
Date: None
Subject: Phonograph with shoe lasts as feet
Measurements: 14 ½” W x 18 1/8” D x 25” H
Materials and Techniques: Wind-up phonograph, wooden box with hinges, wooden shoe lasts
Description: An old phonograph is supported by a base consisting of a wooden box and wooden shoe lasts. The wooden box is turned on its side. Its hinged top is open, exposing a variety of wooden shoe lasts that appear to pour out from it, their toe portions point outward. Two more shoe lasts are attached to the front of this box, which appear as the phonograph’s feet.
Signed: NSG etched on side of box
Note: Exhibited as #24 “The Player” at Duncan Campbell’s gallery in 1996. Cost: 1,750 British pounds.