This is Dessel’s second american samplers series. american samplers, series 1 (2003) were cement. The material used for series 2 was white sculpture clay.
These pieces are wall-hung. Dimensions & attributions below:
no.1.
Dimensions: 14.125“H 11.25“W .125“D
Taken from “Fear of Freedom” [originally published as Paura della libertà , 1946], by Carlo Levi — artist, writer, physician.
no.2.
Dimensions: 12.125“H 9.5“W .1875“D
Sub head NY TIMES front page. June 28, 2008, Vol.CLVII, No. 54365.