{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"2649"},"copyright":{"label":"Copyright","value":"© John Michael Kohler Arts Center"},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Gift of Lewis B. Greenblatt"},"endDate":{"label":"End Date","value":"1979"},"sortNumber":{"label":"Sort Number","value":"1999    22    1"},"invno":{"label":"Accession number","value":"1999.22.1"},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Paint on chicken bones and turkey bones"},"geographyPlaceregion":{"label":"Place/Region","value":"Milwaukee"},"media":{"label":"Media","value":[{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/2811/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs - multiple objects","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"2811"},{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/4714/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"4714"}]},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Gold Tower"},"geographyCity":{"value":"Milwaukee"},"textEntriesWebsitedisplaytext":{"value":["SCULPTURE","The relationship of man to the cosmic and metaphysical is manifested in the eloquent iconography of self-taught artists, as exemplified by the number of works in which figures are shown rising and ascending. Prototypical of the artist\u2019s desire to reach a higher level are visionary architectures and constructions\u2014motifs prevalent in Eugene Von Bruenchenhein\u2019s multidisciplinary production, notably his precarious-looking Gold Tower made of chicken and turkey bones and model airplane glue, his early Pile of Andrius (#67), depicting a metropolis perched atop a hill, and his 1970s skyscraper-fortress paintings. His studies of clouds and his photographs of his wife, Eveline Kalke, whom he nicknamed \u201cMarie\u201d and elevated to the rank of a goddess, recall the same celestial fascination, as does his reference to his creative ego he called \u201cGenii,\u201d a play on the diminutive of his first name and the plural form of genius. The etymology of the term genius, at the end of the fourteenth century was associated with an individual capable of channeling external or divine influence and watching over people. According to Von Bruenchenhein, his Genii acted as a muse, sitting on his shoulder and talking to him; when it stopped talking, the artist would no longer be able to work.Valérie Rousseau, \u201cGold Tower,\u201d exhibition label for Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum. Stacy C. Hollander and Valérie Rousseau, curators. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2014.","Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org"]},"collections":{"label":"Collections","value":"Three Dimensional Works"},"geography":{"label":"Geography","value":"Milwaukee"},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"154033"},"geographyState":{"value":"Wisconsin"},"geographyCountry":{"value":"United States"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"people":{"label":"Artist / Maker","value":{"displayOrder":"1","personRole":"Artist","personID":"384","content":"Eugene Von Bruenchenhein"}},"classifications":{"label":"Classification(s)","value":"Sculpture"},"textEntries":{"label":"Text Entries","value":["SCULPTURE","The relationship of man to the cosmic and metaphysical is manifested in the eloquent iconography of self-taught artists, as exemplified by the number of works in which figures are shown rising and ascending. Prototypical of the artist\u2019s desire to reach a higher level are visionary architectures and constructions\u2014motifs prevalent in Eugene Von Bruenchenhein\u2019s multidisciplinary production, notably his precarious-looking Gold Tower made of chicken and turkey bones and model airplane glue, his early Pile of Andrius (#67), depicting a metropolis perched atop a hill, and his 1970s skyscraper-fortress paintings. His studies of clouds and his photographs of his wife, Eveline Kalke, whom he nicknamed \u201cMarie\u201d and elevated to the rank of a goddess, recall the same celestial fascination, as does his reference to his creative ego he called \u201cGenii,\u201d a play on the diminutive of his first name and the plural form of genius. The etymology of the term genius, at the end of the fourteenth century was associated with an individual capable of channeling external or divine influence and watching over people. According to Von Bruenchenhein, his Genii acted as a muse, sitting on his shoulder and talking to him; when it stopped talking, the artist would no longer be able to work.Valérie Rousseau, \u201cGold Tower,\u201d exhibition label for Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum. Stacy C. Hollander and Valérie Rousseau, curators. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2014.","Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org"]},"beginDate":{"label":"Begin Date","value":"1970"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"1970s"},"exhibitions":{"label":"Exhibitions","value":[{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - Sunday, August 17, 2014","exhibitionEndISODate":"2014-08-17","exhibitionID":"171","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2014-05-13","exhibitionBeginDate":"2014","exhibitionTitle":"Self-Taught Genius","exhibitionEndDate":"2014"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - Sunday, August 23, 2009","exhibitionEndISODate":"2009-08-23","exhibitionID":"132","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2004-11-16","exhibitionBeginDate":"2004","exhibitionTitle":"Folk Art Revealed","exhibitionEndDate":"2009"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Thursday, September 13, 2012 - Sunday, January 13, 2013","exhibitionEndISODate":"2013-01-13","exhibitionID":"148","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2012-09-13","exhibitionBeginDate":"2012","exhibitionTitle":"Ooh, Shiny!","exhibitionEndDate":"2013"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Wednesday, September 27, 2017 - Thursday, February 8, 2018","exhibitionEndISODate":"2018-02-08","exhibitionID":"214","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2017-09-27","exhibitionBeginDate":"2017","exhibitionTitle":"Highlights from Self-Taught Genius","exhibitionEndDate":"2018"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Thursday, November 4, 2010 - Friday, July 8, 2011","exhibitionEndISODate":"2011-07-08","exhibitionID":"180","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2010-11-04","exhibitionBeginDate":"2010","exhibitionTitle":"Eugene Von Bruenchenhein: \u201cFreelance Artist\u2014Poet and Sculptor\u2014Inovator\u2014Arrow maker and Plant man\u2014Bone artifacts constructor\u2014Photographer and Architect\u2014Philosopher\u201d","exhibitionEndDate":"2011"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Friday, January 21, 2022 - Monday, September 5, 2022","exhibitionEndISODate":"2022-09-05","exhibitionID":"251","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2022-01-21","exhibitionBeginDate":"2022","exhibitionTitle":"MULTITUDES","exhibitionEndDate":"2022"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Thursday, July 11, 2002 - Sunday, January 5, 2003","exhibitionEndISODate":"2003-01-26","exhibitionID":"73","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2002-07-11","exhibitionBeginDate":"2002","exhibitionTitle":"American Anthem","exhibitionEndDate":"2003"}]},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"35 1/2 × 6 × 7\""}}]}