An Introduction to the Life and Work of Harry Bertoia

Discussing Harry Bertoia’s work within and beyond SUMA’s exhibition, Celia Bertoia will introduce us to her father, his methods and media, as well as the origins of the Harry Bertoia Foundation and its online Catalogue Raisonné.

Well-known for his sculptural furniture, Harry Bertoia (U.S., b. Italy, 1915–78) was a prolific artist-designer of the modernist period, whose work traverses media and transcends categorization. Throughout his forty-year career, Bertoia was known to experiment with materials and play with techniques, often shifting between two-dimensional and three-dimensional projects over the course of a day.