Man Riding a Goat

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    Photo: Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio
1970s
Paint and spray paint on tin
29.25 x 28.75 inches
Collection of
Hampton University Museum
Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
Description

Sam Doyle's image on tin siding entitled Man Riding a Goat evokes the anthropomorphic qualities of the trickster in a kind of literal way—presenting a figure that is seemingly in the process of transformation from animal to human or from human to animal.