#hrdlicka

[pascalkirchmair]

Alfred Hrdlicka (27 February 1928 in Vienna – 5 December 2009 in Vienna) was an Austrian sculptor, draughtsman, painter and professor. 

Ink on paper, 21 x 29,7 cm

[pascalkirchmair]

Alfred Hrdlicka (27 February 1928 in Vienna – 5 December 2009) was an Austrian sculptor, draughtsman, painter and professor.

[pascalkirchmair]

Alfred Hrdlicka (27 February 1928 in Vienna – 5 December 2009) was an Austrian sculptor, draughtsman, painter and professor. 

Ink on paper, 21 x 29,7 cm

[pascalkirchmair]

Alfred Hrdlicka (27 February 1928 in Vienna – 5 December 2009) was an Austrian sculptor, draughtsman, painter and professor.

Ink on paper, 21 x 29,7 cm

[kellerabteil]

long time no see! #1986 #waldheim #repclub #hrdlicka #pferd #turrini #deix #sinowatz (hier: Wien Museum)

[oosik]

Dr. Hrdlicka's method of excavation was completely new to me but of course I assumed such a prestigious man knew what he was doing. His method was to commence at the bottom of the site using a pick until undercut enough to cause some of the upper portion to fall down. This debris was visually searched for artifacts and then wheel-barrowed to the dump. Many artifacts were found in the dump later. Stratigraphy as I knew it was non-existent. The Doctor divided the site into three parts - the bottom, the middle, and the upper and we were supposed to know which level the specimens came from. Portions falling from the upper level could of course include some artifacts from the middle or even possibly the bottom level. Thus stating that artifacts came from such and such a level was haphazard in the extreme. The usual way of course is to start at the top and work down six or perhaps twelve inches at a time. I think this was too slow for the Doctor for his main interest was to obtain as many skulls as possible.

Alan May, who worked with Hrdlicka for three seasons in Larsen Bay, Kodiak (1936-1938).