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.0162 Couple 1981

April 10, 2021March 13, 2023betsypackardLeave a comment

Plaster, plastic. 11 1/2”x 5 1/2”x 3 1/2”. Collection of Rex Weil and Catherine Klein.

Exhibited at the Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, D.C., 1984.

1981, figurative, mixed media, Plastercontemporaryart, figurative art, sculpture

.0150 4 Piece Place Setting 1985

April 10, 2021October 17, 2022betsypackardLeave a comment

4 piece place setting. Glue or Rhoplex. Collection of Renee Magnanti and Bill Pangburn.

1985, Ceramic, recordkeeping, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, recordkeeping, savedmaterials, sculpture

.0149 Clothes of E. Kane 8/1978

April 10, 2021October 17, 2022betsypackardLeave a comment

Clothing, rhoplex, rubber bands. 10 5/8”x 5” diameter. Collection of Lee Fleming. 

1978, Fabric, mixed mediacontemporaryart, fiberart, sculpture

.0147 holy child 1980

April 10, 2021October 17, 2022betsypackardLeave a comment

Newspaper, fabric, and paper mache. 10 1/2”x 7 1/4”x 6 3/8”. Collection of Lee Fleming.

1980, Fabric, figurative, mixed media, papercontemporaryart, figurative art, mixed media, sculpture

.0143 (candleheart) 1987

April 10, 2021January 18, 2022betsypackardLeave a comment

Wax , candles, plaster. 12″x 12″. Collection of Raye Leith.

1987, mixed media, Plastercontemporaryart, mixed media, sculpture

.0319 (bread) 9/1978

April 9, 2021September 17, 2022betsypackardLeave a comment

 Used paper napkins from PSAHotel, San Francisco. 13×4 3/4×3 1/2”. Collection of the artist.

1978, compression, paper, saving/reusingcompression, contemporaryart, journaling, recordkeeping, savedmaterials, sculpture

.0318 We are 2 1985

April 9, 2021June 5, 2022betsypackardLeave a comment

Wax on wood. 9″x 7 1/2″. Collection of the artist.

1985, mixed media, painting, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, journaling, mixed media, recordkeeping, savedmaterials

.0317 2 Books 1978

April 9, 2021June 28, 2022betsypackardLeave a comment

2 Books. 9″x 6″x 1 3/4″ each. Collection of the artist.

Exhibited in “3 Sculptors: Packard, Spaulding, Yamaguchi,” at the Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, D.C. 1984.

1978, paperbookasart, contemporaryart, paper art, sculpture

.0316 (towel figure) early 80’s

April 9, 2021January 20, 2023betsypackard2 Comments

Towel, plaster, wood. 16″x 8″. Collection of the artist.

Exhibited at the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, D.C., 2015.

1981, Fabric, figurativecontemporaryart, figurative art, savedmaterials, sculpture

Summer 1987

April 9, 2021betsypackardLeave a comment

Wax on wood.  27”x 26 1/2”. Collection of the artist.

Exhibited at the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, D.C., 2015.

1987, painting

Special Clothes 2004

April 9, 2021betsypackardLeave a comment

Saved clothing.  21”x 9″ diameter. Collection of the artist.

Exhibited at Signal 66, Washington, D.C. 

2004, Fabric

.0313 Red Figure and Object 1983

April 9, 2021April 8, 2022betsypackardLeave a comment

Painted plaster. 9″x 5″x 4″. Collection of the artist.

1983, figurative, found molds, Plastercontemporaryart, figurative art, found molds, sculpture

.0312 (pink treasure) 2017

April 9, 2021January 19, 2022betsypackardLeave a comment

Fabric, plaster. , 6 1/2″ diameter x 4″ tall. Collection of the artist.

2017, Fabric, found molds, Plastercontemporaryart, fiberart, found molds, mixed media, sculpture

Our Good-Looking Friends 2000

April 9, 2021betsypackardLeave a comment

Mixed fabric applique. 27″x 29 1/4″. Collection of Antoinette Ayres and Ralph Giammatteo.

2020, Fabric, figurative

.0309 Max’s Hair in Watches 2003

April 9, 2021December 16, 2022betsypackardLeave a comment

Hair, watches. Collection of the artist.

Exhibited in “Plastic Memory”, McLean Project for the Arts, Mc Lean, Va, 2003

2007, hair, mixed media, saving/reusingcontemporaryart, journaling, mixed media, recordkeeping, savedmaterials
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