Princess

Photo: Ken Mcallister

Rubbing of Princess by Elza Mayhew, figure in aluminum

Date: 1963
Size: H: 50” x W: 10” x D: 5.5”
Weight: 100 lbs.
Casts: 1
Form: Figure
Material: Aluminum

Exhibited at the Venice Biennale, 1964. Purchased by George and Lola Kidd, and later gifted to AGGV. In a letter to Lola Kidd, November 25, 1969, Elza wrote: “‘Princess’ is a Janus figure, which can face either of two ways.”

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

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