Homage to Harry Bertoia

Name/Title

Homage to Harry Bertoia

Entry/Object ID

2008.15.1

Description

21st-c. brass sculpture.

Artwork Details

Medium

Brass

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

John R. Post

Role

Artist

Date made

2005

Time Period

21st Century

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Sculpture

Height

58-1/2 in

Width

12 in

Dimension Description

With Base

Height

62-1/2 in

Width

14 in

Interpretative Labels

Label

John Post, loyal alumnus and devoted friend of Saint Joseph's University, made this sculpture in his Pennsylvania studio, inspired by the artist, Harry Bertoia (American, 1915-1978). Post's sculptures are displayed across the Hawk Hill campus. Bertoia coined the term "Sonambient" to describe the combination of subtle and sharp sounds that his metal sculptures produced. His studio was located deep in the woods of Pennsylvania, not far from Reading. Post, in this sculpture, takes inspiration from Bertoia's Sonambient sculptures, putting his own twist on it.

Label Type

Credit Line

Label

Gift of John R. Post, '60