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Sculptor:
Bertoia, Harry 1915-1978  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Reading Area Community College 2nd Street & Penn Street Reading Pennsylvania
Date:
September 1980
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(On plaque on base:) Gong Tree/ By Harry Bertoia. Presented by/the Wyomissing Foundation/and/the Pennsylvania Council/on the Arts/September 1980 unsigned
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.
Summary:
An abstract tree with a trunk made of 4-inch tubing and branches made of 2-inch tubing. Hanging from the branches are five rounded triangular shapes. Each shape is flat and has a circle cut out of the center. The bronze sculpture stands on a concrete base.
Topic:
Abstract--Geometric  Search this
Landscape--Tree  Search this
Control number:
IAS PA001203
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_339809