Object Details
- Artist
- Leo Amino, born Taiwan, Japan (now Taiwan) 1911-died New York City 1989
- Luce Center Label
- Family is one of the earliest examples of Leo Amino’s work in cast resin. Polyester resin was a relatively new material that Amino had to learn to use through trial and error. Family displays small bubbles and irregularities that would often occur during the curing process, and its brownish tint is typical of early forms of resin. Amino worked consistently with plastic for the rest of his career, developing new ways to play with the material’s transparency and ability to refract light.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Wright
- 1948
- Object number
- 1986.88.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- cast polyester resin
- Dimensions
- 12 3/4 x 6 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (32.4 x 16.2 x 6.3 cm)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 49B
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Abstract
- Record ID
- saam_1986.88.3
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk72de96ec4-3b56-494a-bd1f-5cd703146e41
