Harry Bertoia
- Introduction
- Harry Bertoia (March 10, 1915 in San Lorenzo, Pordenone, Italy – November 1978 in Barto, Pennsylvania), was an Italian-born American artist, sound art sculptor, and modern furniture designer. At the age of 15, given the choice to stay in drought ridden Italy or move to Detroit, Harry chose to adventure to America and live with his older brother, Oreste. After learning English and the bus schedule, he enrolled in Cass Technical High School, where he studied art and design and learned the skill of handmade jewelry making ca.1930-1936. At that time, there were three jewelry and metals teachers Louise Green, Mary Davis, and Greta Pack. In 1936 he attended the Art School of the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts, now known as the College for Creative Studies. The following year in 1937 he received a scholarship to study at the Cranbrook Academy of Art where he encountered Walter Gropius, Edmund N. Bacon and Ray and Charles Eames and Florence Knoll for the first time. In 2019, the Harry Bertoia Foundation launched a catalogue raisonné project, which seeks to document and research the diverse and extensive artistic practice of the artist. The goal is to provide a comprehensive record and resource of Bertoia's work, and will include his painting, graphics (including monotypes), furniture, jewelry, metalwork, sound recordings, and sculpture. An ongoing project, the Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné will be available online, published in stages, and regularly updated to reflect ongoing research. It will be accessible to scholars, educators, collectors, arts professionals, and any member of the public wishing to gain a deeper understanding of Bertoia's work.
- Wikidata
- Q2551765
- Nationalities
- American, Italian
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Designer, Furniture Designer, Graphic Artist, Sculptor
- Names
- Harry Bertoia, Arieto Bertoia, Harry Bertoïa
- Ulan
- 500032341
Exhibitions
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Taking a Thread for a Walk
Oct 21, 2019–Jan 10, 2021
MoMA
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How Should We Live? Propositions for the Modern Interior
Oct 1, 2016–Apr 23, 2017
MoMA
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Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000
Jul 29–Nov 5, 2012
MoMA
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Plywood: Material, Process, Form
Feb 2, 2011–Sep 8, 2013
MoMA
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Making Choices
Mar 16–Sep 26, 2000
MoMA
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Harry Bertoia has
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