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To Benjamin B.

Howard Ben Tré

Artwork Details

To Benjamin B.
1980
Howard Ben Tré
cast glass and copper
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)
Gift of the Lannan Foundation in Honor of the Pelham Family
1997/1.116

Description

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.

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