The Offering

The Offering

John Rhoden

The Offering is an abstract sculpture of a female nude. Rhoden completed this figurative sculpture from teakwood in Indonesia. Its head has a face with eyes closed, tilted slightly upward on one side while the obverse bears the face of a lion. The wooden sculpture is signed (carved) at the base.
Artist
John Rhoden
Date of Birth
(1918-2001)
Date
1963
Medium
Teakwood on round metal base
Dimensions
108 x 19 x 19 in. (274.32 x 48.26 x 48.26 cm.)
Accession #
2019.27.17
Credit Line
The John Walter Rhoden and Richanda Phillips Rhoden Collection
Copyright
© artist or artist’s estate
Category
Sculpture
Subject
Figurative

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