Cupid
Object NameSculpture
Artist / Maker
William King
(American, 1925 - 2015)
Date2000
MediumAluminum
Dimensions15 x 8.9 x 11.9 feet
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of the Artist. In the Art on Campus Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberU2012.82
Status
Not on viewCollections
CultureAmerican
Label TextAmour measures largely in William King's world. A heroic scaled Cupid, relaxes with legs stretched long, hands clasped around a knee, and waits for the moment to draw an arrow from an imagined quiver and send love soaring through the land. Cupid, with bow and arrow poised, suggests love is worth the wait and patience may be required. The sculpture also references mythology, courtship, love, and taking chances.
PeriodContemporary
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Warehouse Storage
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
1949
Object number: um92.75
Object Name: Phonograph Record
Thomas A. Edison Inc.
c. 1912
Object number: 95.3.16
