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Reflection of a City Dwelling Musician, 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-09742-9935

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Scope and Contents

Commissioned for "The Beauty In Breathing" exhibition. Horndeski paints a bold colored, central image and surrounds it with a black wooden frame onto which he writes a narrative in white paint. The entire frame is utilized for text including mirror writing on the top and bottom. In this work, a boy is playing classical music with a French horn but around him nature is polluted by black smoke from industry. The narrative relates to music and lung anatomy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1990

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (4 paintings (diptych, both sides, acrylic paint) in artist framed (wood, paint, handwriting, glass, mirror) + base (wood, painted)) ; frame 56 x 102 x 7 cm + base 101 x 101 x 52 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

Original Sackner location:living room wal On Exhibit UIHC 08/2023

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: Dallas, Texas : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: Gregory [Horndeski] (l.l.- painting). Nationality of creator: American. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: AMANDA.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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