To Benjamin B.

Accession Number
1997/1.116

Title
To Benjamin B.

Artist(s)
Howard Ben Tré

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1980

Medium & Support
cast glass and copper

Dimensions
21 5/8 in x 10 1/16 in x 3 15/16 in (54.93 cm x 25.56 cm x 10 cm);21 5/8 in x 10 1/16 in x 3 15/16 in (54.93 cm x 25.56 cm x 10 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of the Lannan Foundation in Honor of the Pelham Family

Subject matter
This sculpture is dedicated to the artist's son, Benjamin Ben Tré. It is from a series meant to be inspirational of the future and is a response to a preceeding series of floor sculptures representing the past and named for important figures of the artist's life.

Physical Description
Three large, rectangular blocks of translucent green glass hang in vertical succession on a newtwork of copper pipes. The sides of the glass bricks are rough, have bubbles embedded within them, and show evidence of the sandcasting process; the front surfaces of glass are smooth, although the middle brick has an area of sand within the smooth surface.

Primary Object Classification
Sculpture

Primary Object Type
abstract sculpture

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
abstraction
casting (process)
copper (metal)
glass (material)
modern and contemporary art
sons (people)

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