Large Leaping Hare
Artist: Barry Flanagan (British, 1941-2009)
Date: 1982
Dimensions:
H: 111 in. (281.9 cm); W: 111 in. (281.9 cm); Depth: 44 in. (111.8 cm)
Medium: Bronze with stainless steel base.
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Georgia and David K. Welles
Object number: 2003.54
Label Text:Welsh sculptor Barry Flanagan’s hare bounds through the air, forever defying gravity. Sometimes dancing, often running or leaping, the hare is Flanagan’s trademark image. He has said he uses animals instead of human figures because he feels he can show more expression through the ears of a hare than the squint of a human eye. Flanagan considered this hare, frozen in its graceful leap, to be a symbol of freedom. He knew that in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, the hare was used to write words like “to exist.” Large Leaping Hare is intended to serve a similarly animated, life-affirming function.
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