Sounding Sculpture
Artist
Harry Bertoia
American, born Italy, 1915–1978
Date1976
MediumBeryllium copper, welded to brass base
Dimensions48 1/2 x 71 1/2 x 8 in. (123.2 x 181.6 x 20.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Special State Funds
Object numberG.76.15.5
On View
Not on viewExhibition HistoryNew York, NY, Staempfli Gallery, "Harry Bertoia," October. 5-30, 1976, no. 23.
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Recent Acquisitions," September 25-October 23, 1977.
Fayetteville, NC, Fayetteville Museum of Art,"Inaugural Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture from the Collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art," May 1-30, 1978.
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, Mary Duke Biddle Education Gallery, "Of Space and Time: Motion in Art," September 1985-August 1986.
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–October 30, 2023. Object Rights Statement
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