Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Preview image of work. cherry wood, Walker 20833

2010.33.2

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Artist

Duane Paluska (Aurora, Ill, 6/22/1936 - 1/28/2020, Lewiston, ME)

Title

Walker

Creation Date

2006

Century

early 21st century

Dimensions

32 in. x 12 in. x 2 in. (81.28 cm x 30.48 cm x 5.08 cm)

Object Type

furniture

Creation Place

North America, United States

Medium and Support

cherry wood

Credit Line

Museum Purchase, in memory of Sylvia E. Ross

Copyright

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Accession Number

2010.33.2

While the title of this work identifies it as an aid for ailing bodies to overcome the forces of gravity, no one has attempted so far to use this object as a personal mobility device. Too vague is the formal similarity with conventional walkers, too precious are material and craftsmanship, too impractical the construction. Brunswick artist, furniture maker, and gallerist Duane Paluska delights in changing peoples’ perspectives on the world around them. A former faculty member in Bowdoin’s English Department, he decided to forego teaching in the classroom in favor of the studio and workshop. What might be the lesson this work imparts?