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Man Standing Upright
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Man Standing Upright

Artist Patrocinio Barela (American, 1908-1964)
Dateundated
MediumHardwood
DimensionsOverall: 84 × 12 × 11 cm (33 1/16 × 4 3/4 × 4 5/16 in.)
Overall (with base): 90 × 20 × 20.5 cm (35 7/16 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Marion B. Sulzberger, M.D. and Victor Riesenfeld
Object number60.005.003
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MAN, (man), n.; pl. Men (men) (AS. mann, man, monn, mon) Pre MAN, (man), n.; pl. Men (men) (AS. mann, man, monn, mon) Pejorative term designing the being of both sexes whose main characteristics are a) standing upright on his hind legs, b) an adjustable thumb c) a relatively large brain capacity. For inst., in the expressions: I am a man, you are a man, he (she) is a man, we are men, you are men, they are men, "man" is always used pejoratively. Warning: men are not monsters, however, and an easy test allows to distinguish between them. Simply remember: MONSTERS ARE INOFFENSIVE.
MAN, (man), n.; pl. Men (men) (AS. mann, man, monn, mon) Pre
MAN, (man), n.; pl. Men (men) (AS. mann, man, monn, mon) Pejorative term designing the being of both sexes whose main characteristics are a) standing upright on his hind legs, b) an adjustable thumb c) a relatively large brain capacity. For inst., in the expressions: I am a man, you are a man, he (she) is a man, we are men, you are men, they are men, "man" is always used pejoratively. Warning: men are not monsters, however, and an easy test allows to distinguish between them. Simply remember: MONSTERS ARE INOFFENSIVE.
Daniel Spoerri
1967
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Man with Burden
Patrocinio Barela
undated
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Standing Woman
Patrocinio Barela
undated
Standing Man and Woman
Standing Man and Woman
Patrocinio Barela
undated
Kneeling Figure
Kneeling Figure
Patrocinio Barela
undated
Image Not Available for Donkey-donkey was astonished, illustration design for Donkey-donkey
Donkey-donkey was astonished, illustration design for Donkey-donkey
Roger Duvoisin
c. 1933
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Three Figures
Patrocinio Barela
undated
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Market Scene, Mexico
George Overbury "Pop" Hart
1928
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Man with Staff
Patrocinio Barela
undated
Image Not Available for Untitled (standing figure with staff) from unknown series, after Salvator Rosa
Untitled (standing figure with staff) from unknown series, after Salvator Rosa
Unidentified artist
undated
Upright Venice from the series Twenty-Six Etchings (the Second Venice Set)
Upright Venice from the series Twenty-Six Etchings (the Second Venice Set)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
1879-1880
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"Wednesday Night" (upright dancer), illustration from the book Because...
Vladimir Radunsky
published 2007