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Maker(s):Stankiewicz, Richard Peter
Culture:American (1922-1983)
Title:Machine People
Date Made:1958
Type:Sculpture
Materials:oxidized iron, steel
Measurements:whole: 10 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.; 26.035 x 31.75 x 24.13 cm; base: 1 5/16 x 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.; 3.3338 x 31.75 x 24.13 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1984.90
Credit Line:Gift of Frank Trapp in honor of Richard Stankiewicz
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Label Text:
As a physical assemblage of elements from different contexts, collage also appealed to sculptors. In his work, Stankiewicz welded together discarded mass-produced metal objects, such as pedals, joints, and gaskets, to forge visual associations and create new, lively compositions. Infusing Machine People with a subtle sense of irony and humor, Stankiewicz upended the traditional notion of sculpture as something heroic or ideal.

GM, 2019

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