Untitled
Artist
Sidney Arnold Buchanan
(American, 1932 - 2019)
Datec. 1968
MediumChrome and steel
Dimensions35 3/8 × 28 × 17 3/4 inches (89.9 × 71.1 × 45.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Sidney Buchanan.
Object number1968.13
On View
On view
Copyright© Estate of Sidney Arnold Buchanan.
The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextSidney “Buzz” Buchanan lived and worked in Omaha, Nebraska for most of his life, teaching at the University of Omaha from 1965 to 2002. This untitled sculpture made of crushed automobile bumpers was displayed at Telfair Museums in the exhibition Southern Sculpture ’68. At the time, the Savannah Morning News facetiously compared the work to a steel fence crushed by a car. In line with contemporary trends of the 20th century, the artist used unconventional mediums and found objects in his work, noting, “Something happens when you crush 20 tons of metal in a big junkyard—stuff you cannot picture yourself. Those are my favorites.”