Accession Number
1971/2.4

Title
Cassini

Artist(s)
Charles O. Perry

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1970

Medium & Support
plexiglas

Dimensions
10 11/16 in x 10 11/16 in x 10 11/16 in (27.2 cm x 27.2 cm x 27.2 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Subject matter
Perry was well known for his large-scale public art sculptures inspired by science and mathematics although their elegant forms, as in Cassini, do not reveal the complexity of their genesis. Some resemble the abstract work of Naum Gabo. Perry created several pieces called Cassini, including a 6-foot marble sculpture (1968), a small Cassini necklace, and a 4-foot steel sculpture (1975). Perry had a background in architecture, and worked as both an architect and an industrial designer in addition to being an artist. He also created small ball puzzles of which this is reminiscent. 

Physical Description
Transparent, abstract, roughly spherical sculpture with tubular holes in it.

Primary Object Classification
Sculpture

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Abstract (fine arts style)
Plexiglas (TM)
abstraction
modern and contemporary art
space (astronomical concept)
transparency (optical property)