Hutch the One Armed Astro-Turf Man With a Defense
1976 · AstroTurf, pine, aspen, ash, chestnut, and saplings
190.5 × 73.1 × 54.7 cm (75 × 28 3/4 × 21 1/2 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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H. C. Westermann
Artist
WA-00042049
Sculpture
Representation
None documented
7
Institutional Exhibitions
7
Works in Collection
99
Assets Indexed
5
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0
Publications Referenced
60%
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Authority Records (1)
Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Contemporary Sculpture: Selections from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1979
No image
Sculpture from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1972
No image
Tamarind: Homage to Lithography
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1969
No image
Dada, Surrealism and their Heritage
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1968
No image
The Art of Assemblage
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1961
No image
New Images of Man
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1959
No image
Recent Sculpture U.S.A.
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1959
Field Verification (5 fields)
0 cross-verified · 5 single-source
- Birth yearWikidata· 92%
- Death yearWikidata· 92%
- NationalityWikidata· 92%
- Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
- BiographyWikipedia· 88%
Source Registry (1)
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
About
Why this artist matters now
Horace Clifford Westermann was an American sculptor and printmaker. His sculptures frequently incorporate traditional carpentry, marquetry techniques, mixed media, and a range of personal, literary, artistic, and pop-cultural references.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago
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Artworks (7)
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7 published of 96 catalogued · 92 with image
- Art Institute Chicago6 publishedof 60 catalogued60 img
- Cleveland Museum of Art1 published
- + 1 more source · 35 catalogued, not yet published
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1 entries · 1 sources
- 1968 · Cleveland · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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Art Institute of Chicago
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