Harvard Art Museums > 2007.127: Bassorilievo Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Bassorilievo (William Tucker) , 2007.127,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 04, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/316107. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2007.127 People William Tucker, American (Cairo, Egypt born 1935) Title Bassorilievo Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture, relief Date 1982-88 Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/316107 Physical Descriptions Medium Painted bronze Dimensions 40.64 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Carla Panicali], possible gift; to William S. Lieberman, by bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2007. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of William S. Lieberman Copyright © William Tucker Accession Year 2007 Object Number 2007.127 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Commentary William Tucker is a major modern sculptor who born in Egypt, raised and educated in England, and now living in Western Massachusetts. Originally a disciple of Anthony Caro, Tucker made his reputation as an abstract welder (his work was included in Rosalind Krauss's seminal Passages in Modern Sculpture) before turning in recent decades to a more traditional practice of modeling in which parts of bodies (hands, torsos, horse's heads) are vigorously rendered and then cast at large scale. Charcoal drawings for these sculptures form a major part of his work as well. The present piece dates from a moment of transition in Tucker's career. It was made in 1982 during an Italian sojourn under the influence of Donatello and is part of a large edition. The artist reports (email to Harry Cooper, 6 June 2007): "I made it in the negative, in a clay mould and poured plaster into it to create the relief. The patina simulates the appearance of the original plaster, with traces of red clay …. I made several studies for a large sculpture with this image, in prints, drawings and a free standing maquette." In addition to his work as a sculptor, Tucker had a long teaching career and is a noted writer on sculpture, best known for his 1974 book The Language of Sculpture. (He participated in the 2003 HUAM symposium on Medardo Rosso.) Recent museum exhibitions have included an installation of his earlier work at MoMA and a show of his Horses at the DeCordova Museum. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
