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Hudson, Jon Barlow,
Britton, Marianne,
Commercial Metal Fabricators Co.,
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Religion
Allegory -- Place
Ethnic -- Chinese
Sculpture
Ts'ung Music, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hudson, Jon Barlow, 1945- , sculptor.
Britton, Marianne, assistant.
Commercial Metal Fabricators Co., fabricator.
Title:
Ts'ung Music, (sculpture).
Dates:
1986. Copyrighted 1986.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Polished brass tubes, stainless steel and copper suspended by stainless steel cables.
Dimensions:
9 pieces. Ranges from: H. 3 ft. to H. 27 ft.
Inscription:
signed
Description:
Nine sculptures of varying height and width are suspended in an atrium. Each piece consists of a highly polished brass tube within a stainless steel cage. Based on yellow jade tubes from the ancient Ts'ung dynasty in China, the sculptures represent the relationship between the forces of heaven (the tubes) and earth (the cage). Two mathematical formulas, the magic square and the Fibonacci Series, are integrated into the work. The magic square determined the placement of each piece and the Fibonacci Series determined the spacing of the horizontal bars on the cages.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Religion -- Heaven
Allegory -- Place -- Earth
Ethnic -- Chinese
Object Type:
Sculpture
Owner:
Destroyed.
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Emery Industries, Cincinnati, Ohio
Quantum Chemicals, Cincinnati, Ohio
GRC, Cincinnati, Ohio
Belcan Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned for the four story atrium of Emery Industries through the Don Malton Gallery. Emery Industries later became Quantum Chemicals, which became GRC, and then Belcan Corporation. IAS files contain a brochure from Emery Industries and the artist's statement about the work. In 2010, the artist reported that the sculpture was destroyed by Belcan Corporation when they acquired the building. Several of the nine pieces were dispersed and may be hanging in a church, or another location.
References:
Hudson, Jon Barlow, 1993, 2010.
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 9D670002
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Inventory of American Sculpture
9D670002
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