On this week's Culture Desk, Brooks Museum curator Marina Pacini offers the inside story on a colorful artwork called "The Family" that still raises eyebrows -- a Pop Art Nativity by the famed sculptor Marisol. The box-like figures, complete with neon halos, have been a conversation-generating part of the permanent collection since 1969.
About this art work:
Marisol
American (b. Paris), b. 1930
The Family, 1969
Mixed media: Wood, plastic, neon, glass
Commissioned for Brooks Memorial Art Gallery through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and matching funds from the Memphis Arts Council, Brooks Fine Arts Foundation and Brooks Art Gallery League
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