Guardian I

Guardian I by Elza Mayhew, figure in bronze.

Photo: Karl Spreitz

Guardian I in compound stone, with Black Priestess and Holy Man in the background

Rice paper rubbing of the Guardian I, Isamu Akino.

Date: 1959
Size: H: 21" x W: 14" x D: 14"
Casts: 8
Form: Figure
Material: Compound Stone, Bronze

Carved in compound stone. Bronze AP cast at Racine Foundry, Detroit, 1965. Bronze castings: #1/6 - #4/6 cast in Langley, B.C. #5/6 and 6/6 cast at Burton Bronze foundy, Salt Spring.

Companion piece to Earth. Compound stone exhibited at Venice Biennale 1964.

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For more information about Isamu Akino and his process, please see endnote in Black Priestess section.

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Guardian II