Title: La Dolorosa
Date: None
Subject: Woman slouched in depression
Measurements: 5 ¾” W x 5 ¾” D x 21 ½” H
Materials and Techniques: Cast bronze (one edition also includes silver paint)
Description: A woman stands with her arms at her side. Her shoulders slouch forward and her gaze is cast downward in a posture of melancholy. A single form represents her body in profile, attached to which a round form represents her head, also in profile. A smaller round form attached to her body represents her breast, and a long, narrow rectangular form represents her arm. Identical forms are attached on the reverse side of this piece, to represent the opposite side of her profile.
One edition of this piece is entirely painted in silver other than the round base, and a small circular portion on her head on both sides of the piece, representing her eyes. The other editions of this piece are not painted. Both the silver-painted edition and the unpainted edition are shown above.
Signed: “N.S.G” is  imprinted onto the base of each as well as the number edition. “2/5” is imprinted onto base of the silver-painted edition. Additional known editions include the printings “3/5″, “4/5″ and 5/8.”
Note: An unpainted edition was exhibited at Duncan Campbell’s gallery in 1994 as #14. Cost: 1,800 British pounds. Another piece was exhibited at Campbell’s gallery in 1996 as #7. Cost: 1,000 British pounds. The accompanying catalog noted an edition of five pieces.

Title: Pregnant Woman
Date: None
Subject: Pregnant woman
Measurements: 8 ½” W x 3 ½” D x 17 ¾” H
Materials and Techniques: Wooden forms, image of a baby on paper
Description: A curved wooden form with a circular portion protruding from its center represents the body of a pregnant woman. A cutout of a color image of a baby in a bonnet is placed on the recessed center of the protruding circle, representing the woman’s pregnant belly. A wooden ring is attached to the top of this form to represent the woman’s head. A long, thin wooden curve extends from her shoulder to her belly, representing her arm. The piece rests on a rectangular wooden block.
Signed: None

Title: Fetching Water (working title)
Date: 1973
Subject: Fetching water
Materials and Techniques: White paperboard, cutouts from reproduction postcards and/or art books, mounted and placed in a frame.
Description: A nude woman with a water jug in her hands (La Source, 1820-1856, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, French, Montauban 1780-1867 Paris, Musee d’Orsay) stands on a chair (Bedroom in Arles, 1868, Vincent van Gogh, Dutch, Zundert 1853-1890 Auvers-sur-Oise, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam). She tilts it forward so that water pours out of it. The water is being collected in a vessel (unidentified) that is being held by a nude man (The Dead Christ with Angels, 1864, Edouard Manet, French, Paris 1832-1883, Paris, The Metropolitan Museum of Art) below.
Signed: “Norman S. Green 1973” written in pen on bottom right corner
Note: From the Pictorial Puzzler Series. Since the piece is framed, we do not know if the figures in the piece are identified on a back label.

Status: Seen

Title: Dancing the Night Away (working title)
Date: 1973
Subject: Dancing
Measurements: 7 7/8” W x 5 ¾” H
Materials and Techniques: White paperboard, cutouts from reproduction postcards and/or art books, mounted and placed in a frame.
Description: A naked woman (Dance I, 1909, Henri Matisse, French, Le Cateau-Cambresis, 1869-1954 Nice, The Museum of Modern Art) and a naked man (Christ on the Cross, ca. 1600-1610, El Greco, Greek, Iráklion 1540/41-1614 Toledo, The J. Paul Getty Museum) dance together in a waltz as a seated woman (Two Women Holding Flowers, 1954, Fernand Leger, French, Argentan 1881-1955 Gif-sur-Yvette, Tate) in the foreground plays music on her guitar (1933 (guitar), 1933, Ben Nicholson OM, English, 1894-1982, Tate).
Signed: “Norman S. Green 1973” written in pen on bottom right corner
Note: From the Pictorial Puzzler Series. Since the piece is framed, we do not know if the figures in the piece are identified on a back label.

Title: Composition (working title)
Date: None
Subject: Abstraction
Measurements: 16” W x 3” D x 22” H
Materials and Techniques: Wooden forms, black paint
Description: A variety of wooden forms in the shape of blocks, some painted black, are mounted onto a rectangular wooden plank to create a vertical assemblage. The plank is long, narrow, and painted black. An arched, black wooden form crowns the top of this piece.
Signed: “NSG” etched onto side

Title: Ski Accident (working title)
Date: 1978-1979. Date determined by date of the accident, not by documentation on the piece.
Subject: Ski Accident
Measurements: 7 ½” w x 12” D x 10 ¼” H
Materials and Techniques: Wooden form, plastic doll leg, wooden ski fragment
Description: A thin rectangular wooden form serves as the base onto which a broken blue and yellow colored ski fragment is attached. The ski’s broken jagged edge is pointed upwards and the front portion of the ski points forwards. A plastic doll’s leg is attached at the point of the doll’s thigh to the surface of the ski. Its foot extends upwards, to the side of the ski, with toes pointed upwards; a posture that suggests a precarious moment.
Signed: None
Note: This piece was inspired by a real life event: Norman was involved in a skiing accident that resulted in a broken ski when skiing in Livigno, Italy in 1978. This piece was created soon thereafter using the broken ski from the accident.

Title: White on Black (working title)
Date: None
Subject: Abstract
Measurements: 16” W x 1 ¾” D x 19 ½” H
Materials and Techniques: Wooden board, wooden forms, sea shells
Description: A wooden form with a symmetrical motif is attached to the surface of a flat, rectangular wooden form. Included in this motif are circular incisions in which a seashell is placed. Two parallel edges of the side are reinforced with attached, flat, rectangular forms with small triangles cut from the centers of their inner-facing sides.
Signed: None
Note: We are uncertain as to the positioning of this piece. No signature, arrow, or hanging wire provides evidence as to whether this piece should be viewed vertically or horizontally.

Title: Chiquita (working title)
Date: None
Subject: Woman standing on a banana
Measurements: 13” W x 4” D x 19 ¾” H
Materials and Techniques: Wooden box, wooden forms, cutouts from art reproduction postcards, art books, and or other cards; straw bristles, black and white glossy paint, yellow glossy paint.
Description: A vertical, wooden box painted black on the outside and white on the inside encompasses a composite form of a woman. A variety of wooden forms are stacked one on top of the other along the back wall of the box. Each wooden form has an open space, which frames a cutout of a woman’s body part. The top form is covered with straw bristles, representing the woman’s hair. Below this, a form frames a set of eyes and the form below frames lips. Below this, two forms are placed side by side, each framing the image of a woman’s red-painted nail. However, given its placement, this images can be interpreted to represent the woman’s breasts. A square-shaped wooden frame below holds an image of a woman raising her knees to cover her pubic area so that only her lower abdomen is exposed. The final, bottom rectangular form frames the image of toes in pink open-toed shoes. This composite image of a woman stands on a painted yellow wooden form the shape of a banana.
Signed: None.

Title: Climb Upon My Knee
Date: 1974
Subject: Girl seated on man’s knee
Measurements: 10” W x 11” H
Materials and Techniques: White paperboard, cutouts from reproduction postcards and/or art books, glass covering, masking tape frame
Description: A girl (The Seed of the Areoi, 1892, Paul Gauguin, French, Paris 1848-1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, MoMA) is seated on a man’s knee (David, 1504, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian, Caprese 1475-1564 Rome, Accademia Gallery).
Signed: “Norman S. Green 74” written in pen on front lower right corner
Note: From the Pictorial Puzzler Series. Label on reverse identifies piece as #31. Also identifies figures.

Title: Man Eating Fish (working title)
Date: 1973
Subject: Man eating a fish
Measurements: 4 5/16” W x 8 5/16” H
Materials and Techniques: Wooden board, cutouts from reproduction postcards and/or art books, acetate covering
Description: A close-up of a cut-out nauseous-looking man is pasted with a fish protruding from his mouth.
Signed: “Norman S. Green 73” written in marker on back
Note: From the Pictorial Puzzler Series. No back label.