Tuba

Anthony Caro

1981 - 1982

  • Titles Tuba (Title)
  • Artist Anthony Caro, British, 1924 - 2013
  • Medium steel, oxidized, varnished
  • Dimensions 73 x 94 x 75 in. (185.4 x 238.8 x 190.5 cm)
  • Credit Line Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bluff Park Art Association in honor of Sally Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Jack McSpadden, Mrs. Lucy Durr Dunn, Miss Pauline Tutwiler, Mr. and Mrs. Don Logan, the Hess Endowed Fund for the Museum through the Greater Birmingham Foundation, and the Art Fund, Inc., 1989.3
  • Work Type sculpture
  • Classification Sculpture
  • On View

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Woman holding doll.
An abstract painting is mainly covered with grey-black color. The upper central canvas reveals green color with green basketballs pattern in different shades. On the left, a dark purple cloud shaped form covers a grid or chain pattern (light red, yellow, white against blue background). The lower part is covered with repeated text in black “I CANT BREATH” against a yellow background. The bottom of canvas is covered with greyish green pigment.
Polychrome (yellow and blue) in abstract form applied to center of paper
Compact rows of vertical lines situated close together on blue ball point ink. Areas of yellow discoloration present on recto—rows of lines on top of these areas. Images only on topmost layer of napkin.