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Cougar III

Cougar III, 1996

Gwynn Murrill (1942- )

Bronze

City of Beverly Hills with a donation by Marie D. Shafer

Gwynn might be called an "abstract naturalist," as she simplifies forms - specifically animals - without obscuring their natural identities and characteristics. In this way she gives them a powerful but elusive presence, allowing us to view them at once as fellow mammals and as alluring, mysterious objects. Murrill's menagerie is heavy on local fauna but ranges widely. Self-taught, the Michigan-born, Los Angeles-based sculptor describes her process as "take-away," referring to the reductive manner of her formulation and also to her technical process for molding bronze.


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