Caracas Model, Harry Bertoia

Artwork Overview

1915–1978
Caracas Model, 1958
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: hammering; brass
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 66.1 x 16.5 x 4.8 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 26 x 6 1/2 x 1 7/8 in
Credit line: Bequest of Donald Hatch in memory of Mary Bole Hatch to the University of Kansas; transferred to the Spencer Museum of Art from the School of Architecture and Design
Accession number: 1980.0204
On display: Stewart Gallery

If you wish to reproduce this image, please submit an image request

Images

Label texts

Intersections

These three maquettes, or models, each capture a single moment in an artist’s creative process. Working in a smaller scale allowed Harry Bertoia, Dale Eldred, and Henry Moore to experiment with arrangement, position, and composition in three dimensions before committing to a full-scale sculpture.

Intersections

These three maquettes, or models, each capture a single moment in an artist’s creative process. Working in a smaller scale allowed Harry Bertoia, Dale Eldred, and Henry Moore to experiment with arrangement, position, and composition in three dimensions before committing to a full-scale sculpture.

Exhibitions

Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
2022–2027
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
2022–2027