Leonora Carrington
English, 1917 - 2011Tapir, 1998
Not on view
Intaglio on paper
Dimensions16 3/4 × 20 in. (42.5 × 50.8 cm)
Image: 9 7/8 × 12 7/8 in. (25.1 × 32.7 cm)
Gift of Dr. Robert and Deanna Harris Burger, 2005.38
Tapir
Tapir, Nadir
Who will ever dare
Touch the labyrinth
Within that Flesh?
Lost in the maze
Of skin and bones.
Only the ones with
Reversible thoughts
Can use you
As a prayer wheel
Praying mantis.
–Gabriel Weisz Carrington
