Think Outside the Box Sculpture

Celebrate creativity and innovation with this Think Outside the Box Sculpture. A philosophical pun on Rodin’s famous The Thinker sculpture, this Think Outside the Box Sculpture was designed by a retired philosophy professor at California State University, Fresno. Aluminum with bronzed patina finish. Steel spring.  8.75"h. x 3.5"sq.

Museum Provenance

Witty and humorous figures were popular during the 1950s and 1960s, often making fun of traditional and historical icons. This Think Outside the Box Sculpture recalls figurative and novelty sculptures in the collections of our Division of Home and Community Life, National Museum of American History, Behring Center.

Every Smithsonian purchase will arrive with a museum provenance card explaining how it is adapted from or inspired by an object or objects in our collection.