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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Tree of Death

ArtistHerbert Singleton(1945-2007)
Date1980s
MediumCarved and painted tree stump
Dimensions73 x 25 x 14 in. (185.4 x 63.5 x 35.6 cm)
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of Gordon W. Bailey and Museum purchase, 2018.35
ClassificationSculpture
Provenanceto Private Collection; to Gordon W. Bailey, Los Angeles, CA; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2018
On ViewNo
Tree of Death73 × 25 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 250× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.