Object of the Day

"The Drummer" by Barry Flanagan

January 12

Welsh artist Barry Flanagan is known for his dynamic bronze sculptures of animals. In this 1996 sculpture, an anthropomorphic hare is represented in a dynamic pose walking or dancing while beating a hand drum with a stick.  

The Drummer

Exhibition History
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "The Hirshhorn Collects: Recent Acquisitions 1992-1996," 4 June-7 September 1997, no. 46, color ill. p. 37.
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Artist
Barry Flanagan, British, b. Prestatyn, Wales, 1941–2009
Date
(1989-1990)
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest and Purchase Funds, 1995
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
96 × 68 × 36 in. (243.8 × 172.7 × 91.4 cm)
Type
Sculpture