University of Michigan Museum of Art: Salacia; Michele Oka Doner

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Object Creation Place: North and Central America (continent); United States (nation)

Credit Line: Museum purchase made possible by a bequest from Clarence and Ruth Roy, the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund, and the support of the artist

Primary Object Classification and Primary Object Type: Sculpture

outdoor sculpture

Secondary Object Classification and Secondary Object Type: Sculpture

abstract sculpture

Physical Description: Large bronze sculpture resembling a headless human figure. The surface texture is very rough with deep voids and coarse patches of metal. The brown patina has areas with a greenish tinge.

Subject Matter: This is one of three Doner sculptures installed together- Angry Neptune, Salacia and Strider.; "Salacia, in Roman mythology, is Neptune's wife. According to the legend, the god Neptune wanted to marry her and she ran off and hid in the Atlantic Ocean. Neptune sent a dolphin to find her."; Michele Oka Doner, Oct. 6, 2010; Doner began her Angry Neptune sculpture first and then while that remained in her studio, she began a companion piece, "to create a pairing of opposites from the imagined underwater kingdom."

Secondary Keywords: objects we use; sculpture; sculpture by location or context; sculpture by material; visual works; visual works by medium or technique; visual works by subject type

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