Singing Rods

Artist Harry Bertoia American, born Italy, 1915–1978

Date1970

MediumBeryllium copper

DimensionsH. 52 in. (132.1 cm); rods set in base 9 x 9 in. (22.9 x 22.9 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineGift of Mary and Jim Patton

Object number2014.20.9

On View

On view

ProvenanceCreated Barto, PA, 1970; collection of the artist. [Knoll, Washington, D.C.]; Mary and James R. Patton Jr., Great Falls, VA, February 1973; given to NCMA, 2014.

Exhibition HistoryBala Cynwood, PA, Benjamin Mangel Gallery, “Harry Bertoia Sound Sculpture,” 1978.

Exhibited 9 times at Staempfli Gallery, New York.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “The Patton Collection: A Gift to North Carolina,” March 28–August 23, 2015.

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