This Harry Bertoia hand-forged brooch achieved $32,000 plus the buyer’s premium in November 2016. Image courtesy of Wright and LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK — Harry Bertoia is best known for his furniture and his wildly inventive sculptures, but jewelry aficionados are wild about Harry’s bold designs that transformed ornaments into wearable art.
Artis Lane (Painting, 1951 – did not graduate) Portrait of Diahann Carroll, 1966, oil on canvas. Courtesy Collected Detroit and the artist. Photo credit: Jessie Mellon
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. — This summer, Cranbrook Art Museum is pleased to debut With Eyes Opened: Cranbrook Academy of Art Since 1932, the first book and largest exhibition to expansively chronicle the school’s nearly 90-year history as a radical experiment in the education of artists. On view from June 18 – September 19, the exhibition will occupy the entire museum.
