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  • Bertoia, Harry,
     
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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester
     
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    Golden Dandelions, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Bertoia, Harry, 1915-1978, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Golden Dandelions, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1964.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: gold-plated metal; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    5 pieces. Varies, each: approx. 13 x 5 x 5 ft.; Base: approx. H. 6 in. x W. 3 ft. 3 in.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    Five dandelions comprised of gold-plated wire bristles of varying height and circumference, with bronze globe core.
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Object -- Flower -- Dandelion
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Rochester Institute of Technology, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, New York 14623
    Located National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Gannett Building courtyard, Rochester, New York
    Provenance: 
    Formerly in the collection of Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York
    Exhibitions: 
    New York World's Fair, New York, 1964-1965.
    Remarks: 
    These sculptures are five of the original seven dandelions commissioned by the Eastman Kodak Company for their pavilion at the World's Fair in New York in 1964. IAS files contain a press release from the Rochester Institute of Technology dated April 15, 1975.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS NY001701
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