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  • Isaac Witkin

    Jacob's Dream

    1986
    8' 7" x 6' x 32"
    Aluminum
    Lent by Tamari Witkin Marcus 

    (1936–2006)

    Standing over eight and a half feet tall, Isaac Witkin's sculpture Jacob's Dream looms over spectators as an abstracted and almost ominous figure.  More info...

    Tap below to hear Tamari Witkin Marcus, Isaac Witkin's daughter, talk about Witkin's imagination and inspiration:

    Tap below to hear Tamari Witkin Marcus, Isaac Witkin's daughter, talk about Jacob's Dream:

    Tap below to hear Brooke Barrie, former director of Grounds for Sculpture, talk about Witkin's bronze pouring process:

    Tap below to hear Brooke Barrie, former director of Grounds for Sculpture, talk about making outdoor sculpture:

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