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Graves, Nancy,
Tallix,
Abstract
Object -- Furniture
Object -- Fruit
Sculpture
Lamp, (sculpture).
Artist:
Graves, Nancy, 1940-1995, sculptor.
Tallix, founder.
Title:
Lamp, (sculpture).
Dates:
Oct. 1985.
Medium:
Bronze, steel, and lead with polychrome patina, baked enamel, and polyurethane paint.
Dimensions:
31 x 35 x 17 in.
Inscription:
(Inscribed on neck of lamp:) LAMP N. S. Graves 10-'85 TX signed Founders mark appears.
Description:
The base is a Hawaiian jackfruit; from this comes an arched braided-bronze hose with a lotus leaf resembling a lampshade on the end of it. A caster joining the two allows the lotus leaf to turn.
Subject:
Abstract
Object -- Furniture -- Lamp
Object -- Fruit -- Jackfruit
Object Type:
Sculpture
Owner:
Sherman, J. H., Baltimore, Maryland
Provenance:
Purchased from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, New York
References:
Carmean, E. A., Jr., et al., "The Sculpture of Nancy Graves: A Catalogue Raisonne," New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1987.
Illustration:
Carmean, E. A. Jr., et al., "The Sculpture of Nancy Graves...," New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1987, pg. 151.
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 87460200
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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