Saxanose

From Mattatuck Museum

Peter LaPlaca (created by)
Benjamin Ortiz (previously owned by)
Mattatuck Historical Society (owned by)

circa 2000 (Date manufactured/created)

acrylic

wood

Color image on horizontal rectangular panel. Gray animal-like figure depicted with four legs (two front and two rear) having decorative markings of purple and pink paired dots and horizontal green stripe with black hashmarks both through body tail to neck horizontally. Head at right and tail at left. Head has two eyes that are blood-shot and have yellow-green pupils. Long pink-purple nose from center of face downward toward feet curled like an 'S' with black note tabs. Animal depicted on pink and brown background. signed lower right in black "LaPlaca".

Gift of Benjamin Ortiz and Victor Torchia, Jr., 2023

Accession/ID Number 2024.9.15