Square Frame, Harry Bertoia

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Harry Bertoia, Square Frame
Harry Bertoia, Square Frame
Harry Bertoia
Square Frame
circa 1950
Harry Bertoia
1915–1978
Square Frame, circa 1950
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: ebony; brass; pewter; steel; lead
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 94 x 87 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 37 1/2 x 34 1/4 in
Credit line: Bequest of Donald Hatch in memory of Mary Bole Hatch to the University of Kansas; transferred to the Spencer Museum of Art from the School of Architecture and Design
Accession number: 1980.0203
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Forms of Thought," Mar-2014, Kris Ercums In the 1940s, Harry Bertoia began to experiment with wire to create spatial configurations that were light and appeared to float. The kinetic sculpture above conveys the precision of machinery and is designed to pivot and sway freely in the air. The colorful sculptural panel installed on the wall was part of his exploration of the interplay of light achieved in architectual settings. One prevailing characteristic of sculpture if the interplay of void and matter. The void being of it is not exageration to say, the reality of sculpture is to be found in the void. Matter simply being an introductory device to the esstential. ~Harry Bertoia, “Light and Structure,”

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