Man in Motion (Uomo in movimento) / Mino Rosso
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1959/2.100
- Title
- Man in Motion (Uomo in movimento)
- Artist
- Mino Rosso
- Artist Nationality
- Italian
- Artist Life Dates
- 1904 - 1963
- Medium and Support
- bronze with wood base
- Object Creation Date
- 1934
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Italy (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Italy (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Winston
- Style/Group/Movement
- Futurist
- Inscription
- Inscribed, l.r.: MINO ROSSO / 1934
- Dimensions
- 74 cm x 32 cm x 24.3 cm (29 1/8 in. x 12 5/8 in. x 9 9/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- casting
- Secondary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Secondary Object Type
- figure
- Physical Description
- A bronze sculpture of an abstracted male figure in motion. His knees are bent as he leans into his movement. His arms are tucked along his torso, and he appears to be propelling his movement with great force. The surface is a bright bronze color but with some patina.
- Subject Matter
- A Futurist sculpture about the relationship between mass and movement, Mino Rosso's piece is also involved with Futurist representations of manliness--strength, mobility, and stability.
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 639 x 1141
- File Size
- 47 KB
- Record
- 1959/2.100
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1959-sl-2.100/1959_2.100.jpg
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"Man in Motion (Uomo in movimento); Mino Rosso." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1959-sl-2.100/1959_2.100.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
