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D.MD.3
Ornament
Alternate titles: Centipede; Ornamental Centipede
c.1942
Brass
Hammered
19 3/4 x 8 in. (50.2 x 20.3 cm)
Provenance
Collection of the Artist
Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1943 (gifted)
Exhibitions
2003–04 Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, Michigan, Cranbrook Fundamentals, October 11, 2003–March 20, 2004, as Ornamental Centipede.2006–07 Reading
Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania, In Nature's Embrace: The World of Harry Bertoia, September 16, 2006–January 7, 2007. (Reading Public Museum 2006), as Ornamental Centipede.2015 Cranbrook
Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Bent, Cast & Forged: The Jewelry of Harry Bertoia, March 14–November 29, 2015. (Exhibition catalogue: Selim 2015), no. 9, ill. in color, pp.40, as Ornamental Centipede. Traveled to: Museum of Arts and Design, New York, May 3–September 25, 2016.2022 Nasher
Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Harry Bertoia: Sculpting Mid-Century Modern Life, January 29–April 23, 2022. (Exhibition catalogue: Morse and Sullivan 2022), no. 7, ill. in color, as Ornamental Centipede.Published References
Detroit Institute of Arts 1983
Design in America: The Cranbrook Vision, 1925-1950. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. in Association with the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1983. Exhibition catalogue (1983–84 DIA), p. 166, ill. in b/w, as Centipede.Montgomery 1987
Montgomery, Susan J. "The Sound and the Surface: The Metalwork of Harry Bertoia." Metalsmith (Summer 1987), p. 24, ill. in b/w, as Ornamental Centipede.Martin 2015
Martin, Hannah. "Harry Bertoia’s Legacy Lives on in a New Book and Jewelry Exhibition." Architectural Digest, February 28, 2015, ill. in color, as Ornamental Centipede.Blahut 2015a
Blahut, Chelsea. "Cranbrook Art Museum Presents Harry Bertoia’s Early Visions of Metalsmithing." Architect Magazine, February 11, 2015, ill. in color, as Ornamental Centipede.Seidel 2016
Seidel, Rebecca. "Two MAD Exhibits Explore Harry Bertoia’s Jewelry, Sonic Work." Architectural Record (New York, NY), May 11, 2016, ill. in color, as Ornamental Centipede.Ilse-Neuman 2017
Ilse-Neuman, Ursula. "Reviews: Bent, Cast & Forged: The Jewelry of Harry Bertoia and Atmosphere for Enjoyment: Harry Bertoia's Environment for Sound." Metalsmith 37, no. 1 (2017), p. 54, as Ornamental Centipede.Type: Miscellaneous Design
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Record last updated December 10, 2024. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Harry Bertoia Foundation. "Ornament, c.1942 (D.MD.3)." In Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné. catalogue.harrybertoia.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=1161 (accessed on April 27, 2025).