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Bertoia, Harry,
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Senses
Kinetic
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Denver
Sculpture
Sounding Sculpture, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bertoia, Harry, 1915-1978, sculptor.
Title:
Sounding Sculpture, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated June 1976.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Copper rods attached to brass plate mounted on a pedestal of aggregate-faced concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 19 x 3 1/2 x 7 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 2 x 4 x 8 ft.
Inscription:
(Plaque on base:) SOUNDING SCULPTURE/BY HARRY BERTOIA/PRESENTED BY/THE COLORADO NATIONAL BANK/AT THE DEDICATION OF/IDEAL/PLAZA/JUNE 1976
Description:
90 copper rods, arranged in 18 rows of 5 each, attached to a brass plate mounted on a pedestal of aggregate concrete. Sound is created by the wind movement of the copper rods.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Senses -- Hearing
Object Type:
Kinetic
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Denver
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Colorado National Bank, Denver, Colorado
Located Ideal Plaza, 17th & Curtis Streets, Denver, Colorado
Remarks:
SOS! report includes a citation to related articles in the Denver Post, June 7th and June 22nd, 1976.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Denver survey, 1993.
Denver Post (Denver, CO), June 7, 1976.
Denver Post (Denver, CO), June 22, 1976.
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 CO000076
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