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Bison

Bison

1953

Tom Hardy

American, born 1921

Steel and bronze
19 x 37 x 10 1/2 in. (48.26 x 93.98 x 26.67 cm)
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
53.121
Provenance: The artist; purchased by the Seattle Art Museum, October 6, 1953
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Tom Hardy Exhibition", 1953 (1953)

Tacoma, Washington, College of Puget Sound, and Tacoma Art League, 1955 ( 1955)

Tacoma, Washington, Star Iron & Steel Co., 1958 (1958)

Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma Art League Gallery, "Contemporary Sculpture", 1960 (1960)

Portland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, "Tom Hardy: Sculpture and Drawings", November 15, 1961 - January 2, 1962. Circuit: Tacoma Art League, Washington, 1/9 - 2/2/62; Cheney Cowles Memorial Art Museum, Spokane, Washington, 1/16 - 2/18/62; Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York, 4/62 (11/15/1961 - 4/1962)

Tacoma, Washington, University of Puget Sound, "Northwest Art", 1963 (1963)

Pullman, Washington, Washington State University Museum of Art, Northwest Sculpture Invitations, October 8-29, 1975

Portland, Oregon, Contemporary Crafts Association, "Tom Hardy: A Retrospective Exhibition," September 8-30, 1976

Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma Art Museum, "The World of Sculpture," October 1, 1977-May 31, 1978

Bumberbiennale, Seattle Center, "Seattle Sculpture 1927-1987", August 31 - September 7, 1987 (08/31/1987 - 09/07/1987)


Published References"Tom Hardy: Sculpture and Drawings," exh. cat. New York: Kraushaar Galleries, 1962.

"Tom Hardy: A Retrospective Exhibition," exh. cat. Portland, Oregon: Contemporary Arts Association, 1976. Ill. p. 7

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