Accession Number
1997/1.118

Title
Cast Form Type VIII

Artist(s)
Howard Ben Tré

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1979

Medium & Support
cast glass and copper

Dimensions
8 1/8 in x 6 1/2 in (20.64 cm x 16.51 cm);10 3/8 in x 10 1/4 in (26.35 cm x 26.04 cm)

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

Subject matter
This casting is the first in a series. The shape of the sculpture reflects the artist's interest in how machine parts of the industrial age can be viewed as relics of modernity.

Physical Description
Sculpture made of glass and copper, with a tall base on which five cylinders of decreasing diameter sit, like a layer cake. Sculpture is hollow and the surface smooth on the interior.

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