Family

CCAC #: 0255
Artwork title: Family
Artist(s): Gary Thomas
Year made: 1986
Artwork type: Sculpture or object
Medium: Wood
Dimensions (mm): 1145 x 820 x 735
Source: Donated by Albie Sachs, purchased in Georgetown, Guyana
Year acquired: 1998
Installation type: Movable artwork
Location area: On public display
Signage:

The family is a recurring theme in the Guyanese artists’ work. After his mother’s death, his father took him to an orphanage at age 4 and never returned. He is known for distorting the human form. Sachs was taken by this piece and had it shipped to South Africa for the CCAC.


CCAC 432400

Photographer: Unrecorded
Photo copyright: Consult with CCT curatorial team

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