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A bronze arm is held in the air with a sunburst radiating around the closed fist; flowers wrap around the arm and cascade from the shoulder.
Arm Peace
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Arm Peace

Artist Nick Cave (American, born 1959)
Date2018
MediumCast bronze, vintage sunburst and tole flowers
Dimensions7 ft. 3 in. × 42 in. × 17 in. (221 × 106.7 × 43.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by the David A. Cofrin Acquisition Endowment and the Caroline Julier and James G. Richardson Acquisition Fund
Object number2018.43
Collections
Visual DescriptionA bronze arm is held in the air with a sunburst radiating around the closed fist; flowers wrap around the arm and cascade from the shoulder.
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