Name/Title
WinglessEntry/Object ID
2025.14.01Description
This work is a multi-layered painting containing images of a chair, a rooster, symbols, and green text reading "Wingless." Atop everything is the bronze image of a tree.Context
Kamau Amu Patton is an American interdisciplinary artist and educator whose practice investigates history and culture through deep engagement with archives, documents, networks, and physical sites. His work unfolds as dialogic, immersive constructs—expanded-field, intermedia structures that invite active inquiry and response. Patton received his MFA from Stanford University in 2007 and holds a BA in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania.Acquisition
Accession
2025.14Source or Donor
Connie TiltonAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Tilton Family CollectionInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureLocation
Back, centerTranscription
K.A.P. 8/99Material/Technique
PaintedLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PaintingNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Roosters, Chairs, Symbols, ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
BoardHeight
12-3/4 inWidth
11-1/8 inDepth
3/4 in