Untitled (Walking Man)
Maker
William Turnbull
(Scottish, 1922 - 2012)
Date1953
MediumThumb and ink on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 22 x 15 1/8 in. (55.9 x 38.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sylvia Sleigh
Copyright© 2002 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / DACS, London
Collections
Object number1991.313
Status
Not on viewWhether the patterns on your fingerprints are tented arches, ulnar loops, or accidental whorls, no two are alike. This figure of a walking man made with the sculptor William Turnbull’s thumbprint shows us something unique, asserting the presence of the artist long after it was completed.
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