Centerpiece

NameSculpture

Maker Alexander Girard (American, 1907 - 1993)

Date1955-1956

Place madeGrosse Pointe, Michigan, United States, North America

MediumWood, metal, paint

Dimensions29 15/16 × 11 × 11 in. (76 × 28 × 28 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.2016.26.2ab

Object numberA.2016.26.2ab

DescriptionSemi-architectural form. The base (b) is a trapizoidal prism with a white sphere suspended on a wood dowell which rises above it. Atop the dowell is a second construction (a) with four arched windows in each side, which is topped with a tall slender dowel suspending a pierced cube topped with a conical peak and flag. Three birds hang in the center of the arched section, and four birds hang from the cube.