270. The Queen
Title: The Queen
Date: 1980
Subject: Queen
Measurements: 16 ½” W x 10 ¾” D x 34” H
Materials and Techniques: Wooden forms
Description: A variety of wooden forms represent the form of a queen. Her crown is represented by a variety of concentric circular forms that narrow as they stack upwards. Cylindrical and rounded wooden forms represent a face and body and two wooden pegs represent eyes. Arched wooden forms are attached to the side of this form, representing two arms that are stretched out to their sides. Two thick, ring-shaped wooden forms are stacked vertically at the bottom of this piece.
Signed: “NSG 80” etched on back
Note: Title of this piece discovered in Presentation Portfolio IV by Norman Green. In the photograph accompanying it, the piece has fewer forms attached to its crown and two additional long forms that appear as outstretched arms.