Reliquary For Orfos

Jack Whitten American
1978
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Reliquary For Orfos
  • Artist: Jack Whitten (American, Bessemer, Alabama 1939–2018 New York)
  • Date: 1978
  • Medium: Black Mulberry, bones from the Orfos, copper wire, metal spear point with spear gun, rubber, metal tacks, glass from diving mask, window pane glass
  • Dimensions: 29 x 8 x 12 in. (73.7 x 20.3 x 30.5 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Collection of the Estate of Jack Whitten, courtesy Hauser & Wirth
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art