Jack Dowd 1996 Life Size Penguin Butler Dumb Waiter Hydrocal Sculpture 64"

Description

Vintage Jack Dowd whimsical, life-size anthropomorphic penguin butler sculpture featuring a detailed, elderly face man, dressed in a formal black tuxedo and bow tie, and holding a small silver tray.

Jack Dowd American Artist: b. 1938 - Artist and Sculptor Jack Dowd is a contemporary social realist, a connoisseur of American types, the boisterous, eccentric, innocently hilarious individuals who rarely become the subject of art. Dowd Celebrates America's' idiosyncratic extended family in his ongoing series of full-sized figures...with affection, humor, and satiric wit. These life-size creations, viewed on continuing exhibition in museums and galleries throughout the nation, are recognized by Who's Who In American Art and are collected by private, public and corporate patrons across the world. His first major sculpture to receive widespread recognition was "I Love New York," a punk rocker that earned him best of show in the 1989 Coconut Grove Arts Festival. To obtain painstaking attention to character, He now spends two to three months sculpting a single piece of artwork. When he isn't in his studio, he feels that an important part of his work is to keep in touch with humanity.

Condition

Some scuffs/stains; a few chips to base; crack / past repair to tray

Dimensions

18"w x 18'd x 64"h