The Sheriff
Datec. 1965
Artist
Leonard Baskin
(American sculptor and printmaker, 1922–2000)
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate: 17 11/16 × 17 9/16 in. (44.9 × 44.6 cm)
sheet: 29 1/2 × 22 3/16 in. (74.9 × 56.4 cm)
sheet: 29 1/2 × 22 3/16 in. (74.9 × 56.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred Appel, Jr., 2009
Object number2009-14
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextThis etching presents a Mississippi sheriff during the Civil Rights Movement. The obese body and undifferentiated face convey a distinctly unpleasant character. The man appears as a bloated mass, without strength or intellect.
