Sonny Dalton Metal Sculpture 1980 Man in the Dentist Chair

Fine Art : Sculptures

 

Fabulously funny sculpture by Michigan artist Sonny Dalton. Sonny has recently been forced to retire from welding due to health problems. He has been a fixture on the art show circuit across the US for the past 39 years. I grew up on the circuit in the 70's and 80's and fondly remember his quirky and fascinating sculptures. This is one of his early pieces dated 1980. It is signed Sonny Dalton 1980 and also has an engraved brass plate, "December 1980, Marianne, Deb, Jacki, Kate". His sculptures are all one of a kind, made up of various scrap metal parts and bits. This piece features a dentist with a giant pliers actually standing on top of the patient to pull his teeth. The patient is a man holding onto his hat with both hands and kicking up his leg at the dentist. The man and dentist are made with screws, ball bearings and nails. The dentist's chair is mobile and can twirl around passing over the spit sink. The sculpture stands 11 3/4" tall and measures 7" across the base. It weighs 4 1/2 pounds.

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