Wild Iris
Date1973-1974
Artist
Isaac Witkin
(American sculptor, 1936–2006)
MediumPainted steel
Dimensions54 × 144 × 90 in. (137.2 × 365.8 × 228.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Richard F. Corroon, 1981
Object number1981-75
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ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Label TextBorn in South Africa, Isaac Witkin moved to the United States in 1965 after studying in London with Sir Anthony Caro and Henry Moore. In Wild Iris, Witkin assembled large, geometric steel forms into the shape of a delicate flower.