Several collage-like elements attached to a rectangular structure; wood knobs, wool carpet pieces, and small dowels coated in multi-colored pigments; wood horse on top left edge, with wool carpet mane and tail; wood table-like structure in top center, coated in light pink pigment with brown and gray blobs, with painted dowels extending off the top of the 'table'; wind-up wooden handle in yellow, red and mauve pigments in upper left edge of frame; wood spoon in red and tab pigments attached under horse shape in top left edge; several round wood shapes, some attached to rectangular bases, attached to surface, painted in red, orange and maroon pigments; raised textured section in center

%C2%A9 Roy De Forest

A Traveler Returns to the Shetland Islands, 1962

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Roy De Forest considered his work to be play. He had a keen sense of humor and affection for animals (especially dogs) that is evident in the subject matter and energy of his work. This construction, made early in his career, shows his inventive reflection on landscape and memory. The entire piece looks like ot could be a music box or wind-up toy (notice the mechanism on the left side waiting to be turned). Vivid color and suggestive details in wood let the viewer's imagination go wild.

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Title
A Traveler Returns to the Shetland Islands
Artist Life
1930 - 2007
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2022.98.8
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Several collage-like elements attached to a rectangular structure; wood knobs, wool carpet pieces, and small dowels coated in multi-colored pigments; wood horse on top left edge, with wool carpet mane and tail; wood table-like structure in top center, coated in light pink pigment with brown and gray blobs, with painted dowels extending off the top of the 'table'; wind-up wooden handle in yellow, red and mauve pigments in upper left edge of frame; wood spoon in red and tab pigments attached under horse shape in top left edge; several round wood shapes, some attached to rectangular bases, attached to surface, painted in red, orange and maroon pigments; raised textured section in center

© Roy De Forest

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