Harry Bertoia

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The Diamond chair designed by Harry Bertoia, 1952

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Sculpture of woman before restoration (left) and after restoration on the exterior of an office building in Palencia, Spain. (art restoration)

5 Art Restorations Gone Wrong

Blank canvas in an artist's studio. Art; oil paints; brushes; artists' tools

6 Contemporary Artists Who Redefined Their Mediums

Giacomo della Porta. The Fountain of Neptune also known as the Calderari fountain in the northern end of Piazza Navona. The basins are work of Giacomo della Porta. The statue of Neptune by Antonio Della Bitta was added in 1878.

4 Fountains in Italy (and 1 in England)

Rooftop and patio gardens amidst modern office and residential towers in downtown city center, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (green roofs, roof gardens)

The Evergreen Benefits of Rooftop Gardening

Florence, Italy Statue of David by Michelangelo

How a Rejected Block of Marble Became the World’s Most Famous Statue

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African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

Abstract vector hi speed internet technology background

History of Technology Timeline

Demystified - Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide? illustration

Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide?

Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland

The Largest Islands in the World

Adolf Hitler (Nazi, nazism, German leader).

9 Things You Might Not Know About Adolf Hitler

The Battle of New Orleans, by E. Percy Moran, c. 1910. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812.

26 Decade-Defining Events in U.S. History

An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Harry Bertoia: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

June Kompass Nelson, Harry Bertoia: Sculptor (1970), and Harry Bertoia, Printmaker: Monotypes and Other Monographics (1988), are exhibition catalogs. Nancy Schiffer and Val O. Bertoia, The World of Bertoia (2003), is a monograph.

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 17, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Mar 06, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Nov 02, 2023
	New bibliography added.	Naomi Blumberg	Mar 02, 2015
	Expanded discussion of Bertoia's furniture designs and well-known sculptures.	Naomi Blumberg	Mar 02, 2015
	Deleted Web site: Harry Bertoia Research Project.	Grace Young	Oct 08, 2013
	Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Harry Bertoia.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 14, 2011
	Add new Web site: Smithsonian American Art Museum - Biography of Harry Bertoia.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 14, 2011
	Add new Web site: Official Site of Harry Bertoia.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 14, 2011
	Add new Web site: Temple University - Biography of Harry Bertoia.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 14, 2011
	Article revised and updated.	Kathleen Kuiper	Oct 13, 2006
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998