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McNay Art Museum acquires Kiki Smith’s Woman and Sheep

SAN ANTONIO, TX.- Woman and Sheep (2009), a bronze sculpture by New York-based Kiki Smith, recently joined works by Tony Cragg, Philip Grausman, Alexander Liberman, George Rickey, and Joel Shapiro, as part of the McNay’s collection of outdoor sculpture formed with the support of the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts. Sited along the Jane Cheever Powell Sculpture Promenade in front of the Stieren Center for Exhibitions, Woman and Sheep is an important addition to the museum’s growing collection of works by modern and contemporary artists. “This acquisition enriches our outdoor sculpture collection and provides a poetic counterpoint to nearby works by Joel Shapiro and Tony Cragg.” Said McNay director, Bill Chiego. The sculpture also provides an excellent second example of Smith’s unique approach to figuration, joining the intimate porcelain Woman with Arm Raised (2005), already in the McNay’s