Fayum-Re
Fayum-Re
Artist
Nancy Graves
(1939 - 1995)
Date1982
MediumBronze with polychrome patina
Dimensions77 1/2 in. × 78 in. × 57 in. (196.9 × 198.1 × 144.8 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of Agnes Gund, 2014.23
Signedlower pink element: N.S. Graves 5'82 FA YUM-RE
Accession number
2014.23
On View
Not on viewLabel TextWhile 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.
