Man... His Universe
Entry ID
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125 (14/02/2022)
Formal title of the work
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Man... His Universe
Previous title(s)
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'The Man'
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'Head with Snake'
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1977: 'In the Beginning'
Description of the sculpture
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A glass resin sculpture depicting a double-sided head, encircled by a hybrid creature with the foot of a lion, body of a snake and a bird's head. The double sided headed features, on one side, a face with its eyes open looking upwards. On the the opposite side, the face is depicted with its eyes half-closed. On each side of the snake's body are symbols: one side bears a sun, fish and leaf, the other side bears a symbol of the world, a bomb and a six-pointed star.
URLs where this is recorded/available
Type of object
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Other
Base
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Base present - may be a later replacement
Dimensions
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Height: 102 cm
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Width: 82 cm
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Depth: 20 cm
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Height (plinth): 26 cm
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Width (plinth): 30 cm
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Depth (plinth): 19.7 cm
Materials
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Glass
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Other
Specific techniques used
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Casting
Overall colour
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Monochrome – other
Inscriptions
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Side of foot: 'Moody.'
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Anonymous: generic/idealised type
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Male
Age
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Adult
Status
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Uncertain
Clothing
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No clothes included (head)
Evidence of enslavement
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None
Evidence of 'exotic' status
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None
Action or activity
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Not relevant (head)
Emotional state
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Neutral/emotionless
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Unfocussed/blank eyeballs
Sculptural context
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No location included/implied
Sculptor
Period of production
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Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Date of Production
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1969-70
Date inferred from
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Recorded in related documentation
Original purpose
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Unknown
Original display setting
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Unknown
Current owner
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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L.F18.1990.0.0
Provenance history
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Gifted to Leicester Museum and Art Gallery from Miss C. Moody
Notes
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It was possibly made in the West Indies.
License terms for reuse
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/35, . (no date) ‘Man. His Universe’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/1031
