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Harry Bertoia
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Italian-American artist and designer (1915–1978)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 5
Top works
- The Bertoia collection
- Bent, cast & forged
- Harry Bertoia
- Harry Bertoia, Printmaker
- Decisi che una sedia non poteva bastare
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1915
- Active to
- 1978
dronesound art
Discography
- Bellissima Bellissima Bellissima / Nova1970
- All and More / Passage1978
- Continuum / Near and Far1978
- Energizing / Mellow Tops1978
- Gong Gong / Elemental1978
- Here and Now / Unknown1978
- Ocean Mysteries / Softly Played1978
- Space Voyage / Echoes of Other Times1978
- Swift Sounds / Phosphorescence1978
- Swinging Bars / Vulcan’s Play1978
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,955
- Total plays
- 29,166
Tags
dronesound sculptureexperimentalacousmatiquesound art
Harry Bertoia (b. March 10, 1915 in San Lorenzo, Pordenone, Italy. d. November 6, 1978 in Barto, Pennsylvania, United States), was an Italian-born artist and modern furniture designer. At the age of 15 he traveled from Italy to Detroit to visit his older brother, however he chose to stay and enrolled in Cass Technical High School, where he studied art and design and learned the art of handmade jewelry making. In 1938 he attended the Art School of the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts, now known
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Harry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Arzene
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Notable work
- sound art
- Field of work
- jewelry design
- Official website
- harrybertoia.org
- Image
- Harry Bertoia's Birthplace.jpg
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- Commons category
- Harry Bertoia
- date of death
- 1978-11-06
- date of birth
- 1915-03-10
- social media followers
- 1063
- start of work period
- 1939-01-01
- end of work period
- 1974-01-01
- birth name
- Arieto Bertoia
- Commons Creator page
- Harry Bertoia
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- relative
- Wilhelm Valentiner
- pseudonym
- Bertoia, Arieto
- has works in the collection
- Vitra Design Museum
Sources (15)
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