Sculpture: silicon bronze plates and red-brass tubing; Base: concrete and brass
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Reading Area Community College 2nd Street & Penn Street Reading Pennsylvania
Date:
1979
Notes:
Bertoia, Val, 1992.
Image on file.
unsigned Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Abstract sculpture consisting of a red-brass stem and branches, with silicon bronze gongs. Base is concrete around a brass-footer weldment. The gong-tree adds the concept of sound to nature's environment of trees, as the five different "leaves" have five different sounds.
