The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of May 31, 2026
Felt Cavity for Wishbones III
1994
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
In 1990, Simpson was the first African American woman to be given a one-person exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.Description
Wishbones is an examination of and a meditation on the act of wishing. The set includes a wooden box filled with three contrasting wishbones, or “wishes,” made from bronze, ceramic, and rubber. The bronze wishbone is unbreakably rigid, and the rubber flexible, while the ceramic wishbone was designed expressly for its fragility. Drawing on the metaphorical meanings of materials, Lorna Simpson deepens her exploration of relationships between word, concept, and images.- 1994Artist, to Norton family1994Norton Family, gifted to Ms. Toby Lewis1994–2022Ms.Toby Lewis [1934–2022], Lyndhurst, OH, to the Estate of Toby Lewis2022–2024?Estate of Toby Lewis, to Adam Joseph Lewis, Ivy Beth Lewis, and Mark C. Lewis2022?–2024Adam Joseph Lewis, Ivy Beth Lewis, and Mark C. Lewis, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art2024–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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