H.C. Westermann The Big Change Cap

$17.50 at Art Institute of Chicago.

Cap developed from H.C. Westermann’s The Big Change, 1963, from The Art Institute of Chicago’s collection. H. C. Westermann’s work combines a graceful mastery of materials, rough and tumble physicality, commonsense philosophizing, acrobatic wit and wordplay, and a sensitive worldview shaped in equal measure by the horrors of wartime and the devotions of love. He used a wide-range of materials but was most dedicated to woodworking, once stating that wood was his “whole life.” Size: One size fits…