"Bobo" clown bookend
Russel Wright
(American, 1904–1976)
Eugene Joseph Rowan
(American, 1875–1967)
designed about 1929; made about 1930–39
Object PlaceNew York, New York
Medium/TechniqueNickle-plated metal
DimensionsOverall: 11.4 x 13.3 x 10.8 cm (4 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1459
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1986, owned by Fifty/50 (gallery) New York, New York; March 11, 1986 sold by Fifty/50 to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
Russel Wright
designed about 1930; produced about 1930–31
