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Photo: Paul Macapia
Perre's Ventaglio III
Photo: Paul Macapia

Perre's Ventaglio III

Date1967
Maker Beverly Pepper American, 1924 - 2020
One of the first sculptors of her generation to be captivated by the possibilities of industrial materials and geometric forms, Beverly Pepper achieved a cool objectivity in Perre's Ventaglio III, which reveals no trace of the artist's hand or process, but possesses the sleek appearance of a manufactured object. Light heightens the optical effect of the sculpture, whose surface reflects the surrounding natural environment, a striking contrast with the opaque blue enamel paint on the interior of each cubic form.
Object number2005.200
ProvenanceArtist; Jon and Mary Shirley, Medina, Washington, donated to SAM 2005
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Stainless steel, polished to a mirror finish. The idea is that from whatever angle you view it, the voids seem filled and the solids seem empty.
Beverly Pepper
Published ReferencesCorrin, Lisa Graziose et al. "Olympic Sculpture Park." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 2007, illus. p. 52 Ishikawa, Chiyo, ed. "A Community of Collectors: 75th Anniversary Gifts to the Seattle Art Museum." Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 2007, illus. p.96 Kangas, Matthew, "Sculpture", October 2007, Vol 26, No. 8
Credit LineGift of Jon and Mary Shirley, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions94 x 80 x 96 in. (238.8 x 203.2 x 243.8cm)
MediumStainless steel and enamel
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