Wood Carving of a Horse
date: label: Date
content: 1982
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: A horse leaps gracefully in this rectangular relief carving by artist Ira Blount (1918-2020). The natural grain of the wood suggests the animal’s coat, while its color is reminiscent of a bay or chestnut. Blount creates a sense of movement through the horse’s bent front legs, outstretched haunches, and windswept tail.
label: Caption
content: After moving to Washington, DC following World War II, Blount mastered dozens of artisanal crafts. His love for crafting, learning, and community engagement would endure over the course of his long life and career.
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anacostia Community Museum Collection
creditLine: label: Cite As
content: Gift of Ira Blount
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Anacostia Community Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2011.0004.0022
objectType: label: Type
content: woodwork
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood
label: Dimensions
content: 9 1/4 × 12 × 3/8 in. (23.5 × 30.5 × 1 cm)