Untitled1965–198211 1/2 x 24 1/8 x 3 1/2 " (29.2 x 61.3 x 8.9 cm)Paint on metal, plastic, woodGift of Elizabeth Ross Johnson1985.35.120(including construction) Abstract and colorful cut silhouette of rooster with applied wings, inserted and wired into groove in 9"h wooden post. Rooster has pink plastic eyes secured with yellow wire twist; comb and gullet are painted bright red on black head with white and black beak and yellow and blue neck. Body painted blue, white, yellow and red with yellow dots. Tail in two sections: painted black at base, white midway to feather tips. Several cuts in metal length of tail. Sharp red projection from post 1 1/4" below body of rooster; metal piece slightly angled on post c.3" from bottom. Post painted red to midpoint, white from midpoint to bottom, with gray RS. With stand comprised of two rectangular metal plates, 2 1/4" x 3/4", each with two holes and vertical metal dowel, v-shaped wire projections hooked at ends.152384255David ButlerSculptureCopyright for this work is under review. lower center: 'D B'RoosterRoosterRoosterPattersonPattersonUnited StatesLouisianaThree Dimensional WorksPattersonreviewed for the IMLS Neurodiversity Project by Art Bridges Fellow Austin Losada 2026AnimalsCorrespondence between Stacy Hollander and Richard Gasperi on June 21, 1988 established that Gasperi possibly purchased the work from the artist in 1982. Later correspondence between Fran Lieu and Richard Gasperi in 1989 establishes that Gasperi possibly purchased the work in 1981. Purchase records provided by the Teal Group indicate that the work was purchased from Gasperi in 1982. While these dates reflect purchase dates and not creation date, they establish that the work was made prior to 1982. An exact date cannot be ascertained from the material or formal quality of the work. Best-knowledge date for his earliest works coincide with the purchase of the house he decorated with his works in 1965.RoosterRoosterRoosterRooster19651982 1985 35 12 reviewed for the IMLS Neurodiversity Project by Art Bridges Fellow Austin Losada 2026AnimalsCorrespondence between Stacy Hollander and Richard Gasperi on June 21, 1988 established that Gasperi possibly purchased the work from the artist in 1982. Later correspondence between Fran Lieu and Richard Gasperi in 1989 establishes that Gasperi possibly purchased the work in 1981. Purchase records provided by the Teal Group indicate that the work was purchased from Gasperi in 1982. While these dates reflect purchase dates and not creation date, they establish that the work was made prior to 1982. An exact date cannot be ascertained from the material or formal quality of the work. Best-knowledge date for his earliest works coincide with the purchase of the house he decorated with his works in 1965.