Butch Anthony - 'Anhinga'. Welded metal assemblage of a bird. Sculpture on wooden base. Artist label comment reads, "Weavers pond / snake bird drying wings in tree." Seale, Alabama, 21st century. 
H 42 in. W 55 in. D 39 in.
Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist in 2007. See purchase receipt.
Butch Anthony is a contemporary, self-taught artist. He grew up on his family's 80-acre property in Seale, Alabama, where he lives and works today in a home he built by hand. He is the creator of the Museum of Wonder, The World’s First Drive Thru Museum. As a sculptor, Anthony’s work often employs the detritus of our disposable society. He has become adept at creating imaginative combinations that subtly comment on the human condition. These assemblages then gain strength by being seen in the context of his other works, creating a kind of chain reaction that reinforces his primary message.
Exhibition: Halsey Museum of Contemporary Art - 2020.