Untitled (Dandelion from the Hilton Hotel, Denver, Colorado)
Untitled (Dandelion from the Hilton Hotel, Denver, Colorado)
Artist
Harry Bertoia
(1915 - 1978)
Date1961
MediumStainless steel, bronze alloy, and marble
Dimensions137 1/2 in. x 75 in. x 75 in. (349.3 x 190.5 x 190.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2013.5
Accession number
2013.5
On View
On viewLabel TextMade of stainless steel and towering above guests at over 11 feet tall, Harry Bertoia’s work enlarges a common weed to monumental proportions. Even though the size and media are altered, the symmetry and simplicity of the dandelion’s form are not changed because Bertoia believed these aspects to be perfect. This dandelion, originally commissioned for a hotel bar, was Bertoia’s first in a series celebrating this common flower. The sculptor often used the beauty of nature as his starting point, but always strove to uniquely transform it.
