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Sculptor:
Graves, Nancy 1940-1995  Search this
Founder:
Tallix  Search this
Medium:
Bronze with polychrome patina
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Helen Elizabeth Hill Trust
Date:
1978
Notes:
Carmean, E. A., Jr., et al., "The Sculpture of Nancy Graves: A Catalogue Raisonne," New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1987.
Summary:
Nautical ropes and strings of diverse lengths and widths cast in bronze. They form a rough circle on the floor, come together at a piece of rope placed horizontally, and they continue up from there, spreading out as they go. Small circular forms and other shapes of various colors interspersed.
Topic:
History--Peru  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Science  Search this
Object--Tool--Rope  Search this
Abstract  Search this
Control number:
IAS 87460042
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_22839