Laurajon

Date1962

Maker Lee Kelly American, 1932-2022

Label TextKelly was a prominent member of the Northwest avant-garde, working in the Portland area alongside artists such as Carl and Hilda Morris, and Louis Bunce. Starting out as a painter in the Abstract Expressionist mode, he later turned to sculpture to explore gesture, texture, and space in three dimensions. The scalloped forms in this work suggest brushstrokes in space and the painted surfaces further connect painting and sculpture.

Object number62.191

ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by the Seattle Art Museum (Norman and Amelia Davis Purchase Fund), November 28, 1962

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Annual Exhibition of Northwest Artists", 1962 (1962) Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma Art Museum, "The World of Sculpture", in the Children's Gallery, October 1, 1977 - May 31, 1978 (10/01/1977 - 05/31/1978)

Credit LineNorman and Amelia Davis Purchase Fund

Dimensions37 1/2 x 34 x 24 1/2 in. (95.25 x 86.36 x 62.23 cm) Overall h.: 38 1/2 in. Overall w.: 34 in. Overall d.: 24 1/2 in.

MediumWelded steel and paint