Hippopotamus Poison

Paul Thek · 1965

This one's called Hippopotamus Poison — a sculpture by the American artist Paul Thek, nineteen sixty-five. It's wax, stainless steel, and plexiglass, about 64 by 49 centimeters.

Medium Wax, stainless steel, and plexiglass · Dimensions 25 1/4 x 19 1/4 x 11 3/8" (64.2 x 48.9 x 28.9 cm) · Credit Gift of Neil Jenney in honor of Ann Wilson

Hanging beside it in Gallery 420: Flying Object (Rocket)

Works like this one elsewhere in the museum: Artist's Shit No. 014, The Last Supper, Gorgona no. 8, MAY 20, 1967, Come on the Telephone, Gorgona no. 11