Rectangular Bronze Form No. 2 / Robert Adams
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.40
- Title
- Rectangular Bronze Form No. 2
- Artist
- Robert Adams
- Artist Nationality
- British
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917-1984
- Medium and Support
- bronze with wood base
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1953
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- United Kingdom (nation)
- England (country)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United Kingdom (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- England (country)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Dimensions
- 17.6 cm x 12 cm x 5.3 cm (6 15/16 in. x 4 3/4 in. x 2 1/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- abstract sculpture
- Secondary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Physical Description
- Thin, double-side, H-shaped bronze sculpture. Each side is made up of a collection of rough rectangle shapes overlapping and butting up against one another. Two rectangle-shaped openings penetrate the piece.
- Subject Matter
- The artist is interested in the synthesis between idea, material, and form in abstract sculpture.
- Primary Keywords
- abstract
- abstraction
- bronze (metal)
- geometric abstraction
- metalworking
- rectangles
- sculpture
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- copper alloy
- copper and copper alloy
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- forms of expression
- genres
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- geometric shapes
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- mathematical concepts
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- metalworking and metalworking processes and techniques
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- non-representational art
- nonferrous metal
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plane figures
- polygons
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- quadrilaterals
- scientific concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual and tactile
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 865 x 909
- File Size
- 48 KB
- Record
- 1954/2.40
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-2.40/1954_2.40.jpg
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"Rectangular Bronze Form No. 2; Robert Adams." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-2.40/1954_2.40.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.