Catalogue
- Year
- 1952
- Medium
- Steel
- Dimensions
- 38.1 × 60.3 × 43.2 cm (15 × 23 3/4 × 17 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Harry Bertoia
Artist
Mixed Media
Italian-born American sculptor Harry Bertoia is best known for his innovations in the field of sound art as well as for his quintessentially modern furniture. After moving from San Lorenzo, Italy, to Detroit in 1930 at the age of 15, he attended the Art School of the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts for one year. He then received a scholarship to study at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, where he learned from the work of Walter Gropius and Edmund Bacon, who both were interested in the intersection of fine art and design. Bertoia became the head of the metals department and led the jewelry workshop.
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Armchair
1967 · White vinyl-covered steel mesh
Untitled
1960 · Monoprint and ink on rice paper
Construction after the Enjoyment of a Mulberry Tree
1953 · Steel, bronze, and silver
Small Diamond Chair
1952 · Steel with wool and nylon upholstery
Side Chair
1952 · Steel and naugahyde
Bird Chair and Ottoman
1952 · Steel and wool
Record
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- Harry Bertoia
- Year
- 1952
- Medium
- Steel
- Dimensions
- 38.1 × 60.3 × 43.2 cm (15 × 23 3/4 × 17 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1952-139830
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified