Twins and Cats
Artist
Wang, Vivian
(American, born Shanghai, China, 194?)
Date2016-2017
OriginUnited States of America
MediumCast glass, stoneware, pigment powders, oil and casein paints, steel base
Dimensions26 × 17 × 16 in. (66 × 43.2 × 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineGift of Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III
Object number2017.125
Label TextVivian Wang (Asian-American, born 1945)
Good Fortune Cats
Cast glass, ceramic, mixed media, 2016/17
Gift of Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III
A Japanese mother figure, wearing a traditional kimono and hairstyle, is seated in the pose of ancestral portraits. She both presents and shields the twin boy and girl on her lap. The children, in turn, both hold a maneki-neko — a beckoning calico cat that is the Japanese symbol for good luck and prosperity.
This sculpture was commissioned by Carolyn Barry from the artist.
Status
Not on view
