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The Moth and the Moon (Li-Po)
Bernard Childs (American, 1910–1985)
1974
Object Place: New York, New York
Medium/Technique
Acrylic, electrical components
Dimensions
Overall: 30.8 x 17.5 x 18.2 cm (12 1/8 x 6 7/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Judith Childs in honor of Margret Craver Withers and in memory of Charles C. Withers
Accession Number2002.604
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBlack acrylic base supports a vertical rectangular composition of a crescent moon, above which floats a moth. The design has been cut into clear acrylic that has been laminated into a large block. A narrow, hollow rectangle of green acrylic is positioned directly behind the first. Colored lights illuminate the sculpture from below.
InscriptionsEngraved into lower right hand corner, Childs/ 1974."
ProvenanceGift from the artist's widow.
CopyrightEstate of Bernard Childs