Exchange: CC 2 - MSE - Strange objects, unusual and surprising materials

CC 2 - MSE - Strange objects, unusual and surprising materials

organic form consisting of thin concentric tendrils of wood

Alain Mailland
Heather's Fragrance
2001
heather root |
Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen
2002/2.161

Ellen Driscoll
Window
lead and copper
12 1/16 x 46 x 17 1/16 in. (30.5 x 116.8 x 43.2 cm);20 1/2 x 17 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (52 x 45 x 45 cm);12 5/8 x 27 3/16 x 24 1/16 in. (32 x 69 x 61 cm)
Gift of Bethine Standart Whitney, in memory of Helen Kempf Hogan, Class of 1928

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An iron sculpture with two sections of iron that are joined together by a small connection halfway up their sides. The section on the left is a four sided piece that is divided into smaller parts. The section on the right is more cyllindrical with two branches coming off on the right. The piece sits on a large rectangular base.

Miguel Berrocal
Grazalema
iron
24 in. x 19 1/2 in. x 6 in. ( 61 cm x 49.6 cm x 15.2 cm )
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Gosman

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This orange/yellow iridescent decanter with a triangular-shapped stopper is pinched in the middle, dividing the vessel into several separate channels.

Louis Comfort Tiffany
Kuttrolf-like Decanter
iridescent gold and rust glass
8 1/8 x 4 3/16 x 4 3/16 in. (20.5 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm);8 1/8 x 4 3/16 x 4 3/16 in. (20.5 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm)
University purchase 1930, transferred to the Museum of Art, 1972/2.221

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Roger Weik
In a Dream
emulsion and pigments on canvas
9 13/16 in. x 7 7/8 in. x 1 9/16 in. ( 25 cm x 20 cm x 4 cm )
Gift of the artist

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Harry Bertoia
Untitled, Sounding Sculpture
beryllium and copper rods
41 5/16 x 8 x 8 in. (104.93 x 20.32 x 20.32 cm)
Bequest of the Estate of David Caldwell Leedy

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A bulbous vessel with a narrow base and wide mouth that is flanged. The vessel is made up of small, glued pieces of wood that are then turned, creating an intricate pattern in the wood's fine, finished surface. The predominate decorations are bands of diamonds and triangles that run around the widest point of the vessel and beneath the flanged mouth.<br />
Large wood vessel with rings of Native American-inspired design patterns

Ray Allen
Untitled vessel
mesquite, satinwood, bloodwood, rosewood, curly maple, ebony, dyed veneer
25 1/2 x 29 x 29 in. (64.77 x 73.66 x 73.66 cm);25 1/2 in. (64.77 cm);x 29 x 29 in. x 73.66 x 73.66 cm
Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen

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Michael Church
Standard Bearer
aluminum foil mounted on black paper with white chalk drawing
10 15/16 in x 16 7/8 in (27.8 cm x 42.9 cm)
Gift of Mr. Bennett E. French

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Mark Bressler
Spirit Dancer
madrone burl
35 in. x 34 in. x 12 in. ( 88.9 cm x 86.4 cm x 30.5 cm )
Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen

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Bill Barrett
Untitled
welded and painted steel
64 in x 43 ¼ in x 18 in (162.56 cm x 109.86 cm x 45.72 cm)
Gift of Mr. Paul G. Greene

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Michael Hall
Odd Man Out
welded steel
38 in. x 32 in. x 24 in. ( 96.5 cm x 81.3 cm x 61 cm )
Gift of Beverly Franzblau Baker in memory of Morris D. Baker

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Blue anodized aluminum with two laser-cut abstract shapes and red, yellow, black, and white screen-printed designs, some based on the shape of the floorplan of the UM Duderstadt Center.

Sam Gilliam
Sample Anodized Aluminum with Screenprint
screenprint on aluminum
7 11/16 in x 14 3/8 in x 3/16 in (19.53 cm x 36.51 cm x 0.48 cm);7 11/16 in x 14 3/8 in x 3/16 in (19.53 cm x 36.51 cm x 0.48 cm)
Transfer from the University of Michigan Art, Architecture and Engineering Libraries

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