Untitled (S. 562, Hanging Sphere with Two Cones that Penetrate the Sphere from Top and Bottom)
Artist
Ruth Asawa(American, 1926–2013)American, 1926–2013
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Untitled (S. 562, Hanging Sphere with Two Cones that Penetrate the Sphere from Top and Bottom)
Datec. 1954
MediumGalvanized steel wire and brass wire
Dimensions28 × 18 × 18 in. (71.1 × 45.7 × 45.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2014.194
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition History“Contemporary Art: Selections from the Museum’s Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 3–September 21, 2014.
Published References Retrospective Exhibition Catalogues: Nordland, Gerald. Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective View. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Art, 1973. Cornell, Daniell, ed. The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa: Contours in the Air. San Francisco: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 2006. Biographical Sources: Karlstrom, Paul. Interview with Ruth Asawa and Albert Lanier, 2002. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Contextual Sources that Feature Asawa: Harris, Mary Emma. The Arts at Black Mountain College. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1987. Lauria, Jo and Suzanne Baizerman. California Design: The Legacy of West Coast Craft and Style. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2005. Manhart, Marcia and Tom Manhart. The Eloquent Object: The Evolution of American Art in Craft Media Since 1945. Tulsa, OK: Philbrook Museum of Art, 1987. Rappaport, Brooke Kamin and Kevin Stayton. Vital Forms: American Art and Design in the Atomic Age 1940-1960. New York: Brooklyn Museum of Art and Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 2006. Fuller, Diana Burgess and Daniela Salvioni. Parallels and Intersections: Art/Women/California 1950-2000. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. There are also numerous journal articles devoted to Asawa’s exhibitions, work, and process. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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