NCMALearn – An educational resource from the North Carolina Museum of Art

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by Elizabeth Alexander

A gold-painted, life-size resin cast of Michael Richard’s full body, dressed in a Tuskegee Airman uniform, with dozens of small airplanes crashing into his arms and torso. The sculpture is mounted on a black metal stand that makes it appear to be suspended in the air.

Tar Baby vs. St. Sebastian

by Michael Richards

photo of Thomas Sayre's sculpture Gyre

Gyre

by Thomas Sayre

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