Eric Legge (GA, 20th Century), Statue of Liberty

Acrylic on found and assembled wood, signed with additional sketches to verso.

16 1/2 x 14 7/8 x 1 1/2 in.

Legge is a prolific art-maker, painter, found-object sculptor inspired by the North Georgia landscape. Upon returning home from Vietnam with three Purple Hears, Eric's father Joe became a self-taught wood carver and sculptor, so Eric grew up surrounded by art and started practicing at an early age. He went on to attend Valdosta State University, earning degrees in anthropology and philosophy. Legge’s art is included in the permanent collections of Atlanta’s High Museum of Art, the Hurn Museum in Florence, Italy, and the Small Museum of Folk Art in Pittsboro, NC as well as many private collections.

Some splintering to wood; some exposed nails to verso.

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