Full Moon
Object Detail
Artist
Date
1980
Period
20th century
Media
Polyester resin cast
Measurements
18 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 2 inches
Classification
Subject Category
Moon
Credit Line
Gift of Kurt Olden, 1988.1.5
Accession No
88.1.5
Context
Though small in scale, this work exhibits the same sensitivity toward form and composition found in Nevelson’s larger sculptures. For her, the circle within a square was a mystical configuration, suggesting a meeting of the sun and the moon, or the mind and the heart.
Featured in “Maine and American Art: Farnsworth Art Museum” with thanks to the Henry Luce Foundation and Wyeth Foundation for American Art.
Featured in “Maine and American Art: Farnsworth Art Museum” with thanks to the Henry Luce Foundation and Wyeth Foundation for American Art.