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Bison
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Bison

Date1953
Maker Tom Hardy American, born 1921
Object number53.121
ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by the Seattle Art Museum, October 6, 1953
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
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions19 x 37 x 10 1/2 in. (48.26 x 93.98 x 26.67 cm)
MediumSteel and bronze
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