Leo Amino - Family Totem

Leo Amino

Family Totem
USA, 1951 carved mahogany, granite 17¾ w x 12¼ d x 75 h in (45 x 31 x 190 cm)
result: $48,750






This important work, published in LIFE Magazine in 1954, was the centerpiece for a made-for-television ballet at Illinois University. This work is unique. Carved signature to base: [Leo Amino 6-5-51].
provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by current owner
literature: LIFE Magazine: A Totem Ballet in Illinois , 22 November 1954, pg. 146