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Untitled Sounding Sculpture, (sculpture). Artist:  Bertoia, Harry, 1915-1978, sculptor. Title:  Untitled Sounding Sculpture, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Offering to the Wind, (sculpture). Dates:  1975. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Copper-beryllium alloy rods welded to plates of naval brass and mounted on granite pedestals. Dimensions:  Each rod ranges from: H. 4 ft. to H. 16 ft.; Each pedestal: H. 18 in.; Reflecting pool: 4000 sq. ft. Description:  Eleven clusters of rods have been welded to plates of naval brass which rest on granite pedestals. The clusters, set at right angles to each other, form a sculpture capable of producing sound from wind. The clusters are placed in a large reflecting pool. Subject:  Abstract Object Type:  Kinetic Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Aon Center, 200 East Randolph Street, Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60680 Remarks:  The location was formerly known as the Amoco Corporation Building and before that the Standard Oil Company Building. The sculpture was commissioned by the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) for the plaza of its headquarters building (now Amoco). Standard Oil Company published a small brochure on the sculpture which details how the sound is made by the wind. IAS files contain a copy of this sculpture brochure. References:  Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 43. Gray, Mary Lackritz, "Department of Cultural Affairs Loop Sculpture Guide," Chicago: Department of Cultural Affairs, 1990, no. 1. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992. Inventory Staff, 2012. Illustration:  Image on file. Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 43. 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 87580006   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87580006 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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