Hicksville Thumb Piano

Name/Title

Hicksville Thumb Piano

Entry/Object ID

1984.1.3

Description

Consists of two central rectangular images, each measuring approx. 7.5 x 12 and separated by an untreated portion of paper approx. 4.5 wide. The left image consists of a primarily dark blue background which appears to have been spray-painted onto the surface. Within this dark backdrop are the following images: a form in red, outlined with white, and suggestive of a t-shirt; a long rectangular form suggestive of a human neck is above the neckline, also in red, and on top of the neck is an ovular bubble of dark blue outlined in red. Within the confines of the dark blue square background, there are also four images of smoking pipes turned bowls down; two are in the LL and two in the LR. At the bottom of the image are five vertical sticks painted red, orange, yellow, and dark blue. Just below the central image is a dark blue rectangle outlined on three sides in red. To the right is another image in a rectangle painted in blues and silver. It is large and the size of the left two rectangles together. There is a human form in this rectangle wearing a blue t-shirt. There is again a suggestion of a neck with no head. Beneath the shirt are sticks painted red, blue, and yellow. Three are horizontal and two are vertical.

Collection

Anderson Winter Show

Acquisition

Accession

1984.1

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Notes

Purchase, 1984 Anderson Winter Show

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Rebecca Henderick

Role

Artist

Date made

1983

Time Period

20th Century

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Paper

Height

22 in

Width

30 in

Dimension Notes

14.5" x 21" Image, 27.25" x 34.25" Framed

Color

Blue, Beige, White, Gray, Red, Yellow

Exhibition

EXH1984.1