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Untitled (Telephone Man), Tom Otterness, 1996
Tom Otterness, portraitTom OtternessAmerican, 1952

Untitled (Telephone Man)

1996 · Drawing · 30.48 × 22.86 cm

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Minneapolis Institute of Art

Minneapolis, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked
2 days ago
In this state since
Sep 25, 2026
Source
The museum's own collection data
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About the work

New York artist Tom Otterness is well known for his cartoon-like sculptures. Mixing levity and discord, biology and social commentary, he has created fanciful and entertaining sculptural installations. Most of his works have been generated as public art projects. This drawing is a preparatory sketch for a sculpture which is part of the Life Underground series of 30 bronzes installed at the subway station at 8th Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan.

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Particulars

1996 · aged 44
1952now
Accession number
98.82

In the catalog

Drawings & watercolorsGraphiteContemporary art20th centuryUnited States

Sources

  • Minneapolis Institute of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 8 days ago
  • Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — © Tom Otterness

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