Tiger

Sculpture

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di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art

William T. Wiley: Fables, 2025

William T. Wiley: Fables, 2025

Name/Title

Tiger

Entry/Object ID

543

Description

Tiger mask incised with Michael Hannon poem, 'What the Tiger Said'

Artwork Details

Medium

Steel

Category

Sculpture

Acquisition

Accession

AR543

Source or Donor

Fuller Goldeen Gallery

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Artist

William T. Wiley

Date made

1982

Notes

Fabricated under artist's supervision at Lipincott, Inc. (foundry), North Haven, CT.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Recto

Transcription

WHAT THE TIGER SAID / THE NIGHT IS VAST / BEHIND THE WALLS OF YOU ROOM / YOU AND I ARE LIVING A / POWERFUL DREAM / MICHAEL HANNON

Notes

Poem by Michael Hannon

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Tigers, Masks

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Object

Height

17 in

Width

15 in

Depth

3 in

Exhibitions

Exhibition

William T. Wiley: Fables

Notes

April 19 - June 14, 2025, Sam Parker Gallery, Los Angeles

Exhibition

Fort Phooey: Wiley in the Studio

Notes

August 20 - October 31, 2021, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa