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Photography by Edward C. Robison III

Fayum-Re

While modern and abstract in the colorful combination of forms, this sculpture is rooted in nature. The central elements in Fayum-Re are directly cast into bronze from Monstera leaves, a tropical plant. All the elements together represent geographical features on a three-dimensional map. The blue forms refer to rivers and the pink forms refer to the Fayum Delta region of Egypt, which Graves visited in 1981.

ArtistaNancy Graves(1939-1995)
Fecha1982
MedioBronze with polychrome patina
Dimensiones77 1/2 x 78 x 36 in. (196.9 x 198.1 x 91.4 cm)
Firmadolower pink element: N.S. Graves 5'82 FA YUM-RE
Línea de créditoCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of Agnes Gund, 2014.23
ClasificaciónSculpture
Procedenciato Nancy Graves Foundation, New York, NY; Agnes Gund, New York, NY [b. 1938]; given to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2014
En exhibiciónNo
Fayum-Re77.5 × 78 in.Standard/Movie Poster40 × 27 in.

This artwork's face covers about 5.6× the area of a standard movie poster.Drawn to the same scale.

Fayum-Re by Nancy Graves | Crystal Bridges