Aegis of Athena
Artist
Cissy McCaa
(American, born 1951)
Dateca. 1992
MediumGlass and turquoise marbles
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/2 × 11 × 8 in. (36.8 × 27.9 × 20.3 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineGift of Warren and Margot Coville, 2020
Object number2020.3.48
Cissy McCaa has produced a range of work in her studio practice, from stained glass designs to three-dimensional sculpture. Aegis of Athena reference ancient Greek mythology in its title and faceted sheet glass that is shaped to represent the aegis, or breastplate, of the goddess Athena. The artist's abstraction of Athena's shield, symbolic of her strength, is meant to highlight 20th-century social realities for women as well as the personal experience of trying to find balance with prescribed societal roles.
On View
On viewLocation
- Kotler-Coville Glass Pavilion, 2nd Floor, gallery, wall case 6
second half of 18th century
Pre-Columbian (16th-18th centuries)
Pre-Columbian (16th-18th centuries)
second half of 18th century
Pre-Columbian (16th-18th centuries)
