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Chihuahua BreezeEntry/Object ID
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Free standing clay sculpture of a person with long black hair, cloaked in a robe with traditional patterns. The cloak appearts to be blowing in the wind along with some of the black hair. The primary colors are orange, burnt red, white, and black. When you look at the back of the sculpture, the body of the figure is a long cylinder rather than a proportional, recognizable human shape.Collection
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As a graduate of American University with a BA in Political Science during the turbulent 60's, Goff's social conscience was awakened and nurtured by the civil rights and anti-war movements. He later taught Head Start in St. Petersburg, bilingual education at Ft. Myers Middle School, social studies and humanities at St. Catherine's Indian School in Santa Fe, and was regional coordinator for several migrant day care centers in agricultural southern Florida.
Later, Goff taught pottery and sculpture at St. John's College and volunteered at the Mescalero Apache Drug and Rehabilitation Center doing art therapy. After ten years of perfecting his pottery, the artist created his first sculpture, a realistic Native American face with a whimsical wrap-around body form. He found a ready market for his unique style and innovative approach to clay.