Laurajon

1962

American, 1932-2022

Kelly 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.

Welded steel and paint

37 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.

Norman and Amelia Davis Purchase Fund

62.191

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

Not currently on view

Resources

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)

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