The Elmhurst University Art Collection

Chicago Imagist & Abstract Art

Ice Pick Nick Fisherman, a sculpture by Karl Wirsum, depicts two painted wooden figures facing one another with ice picks in their backs.

Ice Pick Nick Fisherman, 1979

Acrylic on wood
2 pieces each 22" high

Karl Wirsum
American, 1939–

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