-Skyscraper- still bank 1910

This tiny -Skyscraper- still bank was produced by the A.C. Williams Company; a company that knew how to turn base metal into gold! I love the way the silver paint gives this bank the feel of a toy from a bygone era. The way that the grey shows through the silver feels very contemporary, as though this was an unfinished work. The surface is worn, aged, and has been touched by many hands over time. The punched-out windows give the sculpture a sense of depth and volume, even though it’s a solid thing. And the gold paint at the top evokes the gilded age of the early twentieth century. Like Picasso’s cardboard guitars, this miniature bank shows us that anything can be a sculpture.