Thursday, June 8, 2023

Floyd Shaman (1936-2005) Mississippi Artist - 1970s Fish Sculpture


 


A super interesting piece of art, made in the 1970s by Floyd Shaman.

This funny wooden Fish is made of fitted wood pieces, a guitar case handle on the top, and a door that opens to show a picture of children at a table, a little toy child and 3 little piggies.
After reading up on Mr. Shaman's work (Google him he was much beloved man. He can also be seen in a documentary on youtube) I found that the fish was made during his years in Mississippi. On the handle is still the original flight tag from Mississippi on Northwest Orient air. It was purchased then taken to Massachusetts where it was loved. I bought it from the original buyer.


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