Title |
Walk In Space |
Print Number/Inventory Number |
76/100 |
Creator |
Gonzalez Tornero, Sergio, 1927-; Gonzalez Tornero, Sergio, 1927- |
Room Number |
1000 |
Description |
Etching with embossing, floating figure tethered to a space capsule above a blue field. One of South America's finest modern printmakers, Sergio Gonzalez Tornero was born in Santiago, Chile in 1927. He studied art in Chile and Brazil before finishing his education at the Slade School of Art in 1958 in London. He later moved to the United States (New York). His original etchings and aquatints have been the subject of over 44 one-man exhibitions in Chile, the United States, Canada, Italy, Germany and France. Public collections in France, England, Poland, Austria, Switzerland and Mexico all include examples of his etchings and engravings in their permanent collections. His art is also represented in both the Metropolitan Museum and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. |
Collection Name |
Marriott Library Permanent Art Collection |
About the Artist |
One of South America's finest modern printmakers, Sergio Gonzalez Tornero was born in Santiago, Chile in 1927. He studied art in Chile and Brazil before finishing his education at the Slade School of Art in 1958 in London. He later moved to the United States (New York). His original etchings and aquatints have been the subject of over 44 one-man exhibitions in Chile, the United States, Canada, Italy, Germany and France. Public collections in France, England, Poland, Austria, Switzerland and Mexico all include examples of his etchings and engravings in their permanent collections. His art is also represented in both the Metropolitan Museum and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. |
About the Art |
Etching with embossing, floating figure tethered to a space capsule above a blue field. |
Subject |
Art museums--Utah; University of Utah. Libraries--Art |
Date |
1966 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Medium |
Print |
Height Framed |
31.75 inches |
Width, Framed |
27.00 inches |
Height Unframed |
24.50 inches |
Width Unframed |
20.25 inches |
Depth (3D Objects) |
N/A |
Signature Location |
Bottom rght corner |
Donor |
Marion Sharp Robinson |
Library Number |
103 |
Rights |
|
Digitization Specifications |
JPEG2000 image for display, Archival tiff generated by Photoshop. Original image captured by Photoshop. Original image captured with Nikon D300s at 12.3 megapixels. |
Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Type |
Image/StillImage |
Identifier |
index.cpd |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s62f7p7p |
Setname |
uum_mlpac |
ID |
234946 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62f7p7p |