The Comet

1964

Harry Bertoia American, 1915-1978

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Title The Comet

Artwork Date 1964

Artist Harry Bertoia

Life Dates 1915-1978

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. American

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. Unknown

Medium Steel rods coated with brass

Dimensions Overall (Height): 168 inches (4 m 26.7 cm)

Classification Sculpture

Department Contemporary Art after 1950

Credit Bequest of W. Hawkins Ferry

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. F1989.19

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1989-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Nelson, June Kompass. Harry Bertoia, Sculptor. Detroit, 1970, p. 32, pl. 51.

The W. Hawkins Ferry Collection: The Detroit Institute of Arts. Exh. cat., DIA. Detroit, May 30, 1987-January 3, 1988, cat. 8.

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