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The Naug[h]ty Snake
Beatrice Wood
Beatrice Wood was active in the Dada movement, influenced by and an influence on her friends Marcel Duchamp and Henri-Pierre Roche. She was an important part of early modernist circles in the United States. Throughout her career she and her work retained a spirit of freedom from convention. Wood's main passion was love and her artwork frequently addresses, whether directly or indirectly, the dynamics between men and women - "love and its absurdities" - as she put it. This piece is a humorous vision of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
Artist
Date of Birth
(1893-1998)
Date
1972
Medium
Ceramic glazed earthenware
Dimensions
15 x 16 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (38.1 x 41.91 x 21.59 cm.)
Accession #
2011.1.15
Credit Line
Art by Women Collection, Gift of Linda Lee Alter
Copyright
© 1997 Estate of Beatrice Wood, Courtesy Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts/ Happy Valley Foundation
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