Will Michels
Jeremy Avelar on His Way to the Medical Tent, Quidditch World Cup VII – South Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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Artist Will Michels American, born 1968

CultureAmerican

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Jeremy Avelar on His Way to the Medical Tent, Quidditch World Cup VII – South Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
from the series Brooms Up: Muggles Play Quidditch

Date2014, printed 2018

MediumInkjet print

DimensionsImage: 13 11/16 × 19 15/16 in. (34.8 × 50.7 cm)
Sheet: 15 1/4 × 21 9/16 in. (38.8 × 54.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour

Object number2018.311

Not on view

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Description

Created by two Middlebury College students in
2005, quidditch is a synthesis of rugby, dodgeball, wrestling, and flag
football, inspired by the fictional game from J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Like the sport
itself, Will Michel’s intimate and confrontational portrait is somewhat
atypical, focusing not on the sport’s action, but the aftermath of an injury.
As injuries are common in the game, the rising popularity of quidditch has
converged with discussions regarding player safety in other mainstream contact
sports such as football, rugby, and soccer.

ProvenanceThe artist, Houston; Clinton T. Willour, Houston; given to MFAH, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed in pencil, verso, center: Will Michels 2014/2018 // JEREMY AVELAR ON HIS WAY TO THE MEDICAL TENT. // QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP VII – SOUTH MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA. // 2014 // FROM THE SERIES – BROOMS UP: MUGGLES PLAY QUIDDITCH
Stamped in red ink, verso, left center and bottom right corner: THIS PHOTOGRAPH MAY // NOT BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT // THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF // THE PHOTOGRAPHER.

Signed in pencil, verso, center: Will Michels

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