DepartmentEurope

FIGURE

NameFIGURE

Artist or maker Giancarlo "Tunsi" Girard (1918 - 2006)

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeFLORENCE, TUSCANY, ITALY, Europe

MediumCERAMIC

DimensionsOverall: 16 5/16 x 4 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (41.5 x 12.5 x 7 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Girard Foundation Collection

Object numberA.1981.3.166

Collections

Sandro & Tunsi: Made by the Girard brothers

DescriptionHAND-BUILT, GLAZED CLAY. PTD. FACIAL DETAILS, BLK. HAIR AND MOUSTACHE. WEARS PURPLE, BLUE, BLK. TWEED SUIT, BLUE CHECKED SHIRT AND RED, GREEN, WHT. STRIPED TIE. HOLDS NEWSPAPER IN HANDS. BASE AND BACK OF FIGURE TAN // GIFT OF JEAN CHARLES GIRARD (TUNSI), BROTHER OF A. GIRARD.