Three Elements
Artist
Ronald Bladen
American, born Canada, 1918–1988
Date1965, fabricated 1966–1967
MediumPainted and burnished aluminum over welded steel structures, three parts
DimensionsEach element: 120 3/8 x 48 3/8 x 21 1/2 in. (305.8 x 122.9 x 54.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest) in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes
Object number88.6/1-3
On View
On viewGazette des Beaux-Arts, Principale Museum Acquisitions for 1989, 64, cat. no. 320, illus.
Introduction to the Collections, rev. ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1992), illus. (b-w) 276.
Bill Jensen, "Ronnie Bladen, who could open the petals without bruising the flower," Ronald Bladen (1918-1988), Drawings and Sculptural Models. Catalogue by Douglas Dreishpoon (Greensboro, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1996), 14.
Huston Paschal, entry for Three Elements, in North Carolina Museum of Art: Handbook of the Collections, Rebecca Martin Nagy, ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1998), 211, 234, illus. (color) 234.
Art Taylor, "Flora, Fauna and Fine Art," North Carolina Museum of Art Preview and Calendar of Events (Sept/Oct 2001), mentioned 13.
"Art Sculpture Restored at Auto Body Shop," AutoGraphics (May/June 2005), 7, illus. (color).
Jennifer Dasal, entry for Three Elements, in North Carolina Museum of Art: Handbook of the Collections, rev. ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2010), 500, illus. (color) 501.
Exhibition HistoryLos Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County Museum, 1968-72.
Washington, DC, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, "The Golden Door, Artist Immigrants of America, 1876-1976," May 20-October 20, 1976.
Washington, DC, The Federal Reserve Board, May 1977-May 1978.
Boston, MA, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, July 1978-October 1988.
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Alessandro Doria
Knife: 1751–1761, per mark; Shield: probably last half of 18th century
