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Artworks
Mildred Thompson
Wood Picture, c. 1967
Found wood, nails, and metal plates
20.5 x 13.6 x 1.1 inches (52.1 x 34.6 x 2.9 cm)
(GL12585)"Thompson began constructing her wood assemblages, which she called Wood Pictures, while living in New York in 1961. She developed them further while living and working in Germany throughout the 1960s. Located somewhere between painting, sculpture, and collage, Thompson's wood works combine found and manipulated wood segments into sophisticated, expressive compositions that represent a unique contribution to art of the period." - from With and Against the Grain: The Early Life and Work of Mildred Thompson by Katie A. Pfohl and Melissa Messina