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Organic Construction, Number 11

Organic Construction, Number 11

Richard Howard Hunt

Sculptor Richard Hunt described his Organic Constructions, welded works such as this, “as forming a kind of bridge between what we experience in nature and what we experience from the urban, industrial, technology-driven society we live in.” He sourced his found, industrial elements from Chicago scrapyards and his own earlier sculptures.
Artist/Maker
Richard Howard Hunt
(American, 1935 – 2023)
Title
Organic Construction, Number 11
Date
1962
Material & Process
Welded metals
Dimensions
21 1/8 x 11 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. overall
Credit
Frank R. Horlbeck and Shirley G. Epstein Endowment Funds purchase
Inventory No.
2026.4
Classification
Sculpture
Location
United States

Related

20 February 1997, acquired from the artist, Richard Howard Hunt, by private collector (Evanston, IL); October 2025, acquired from said private collector (Evanston, IL) to Lusenhop Fine Art (Cleveland Heights, OH); March 2026, sold to the Chazen Museum of Art

  • Lewis, Samella S., Barthé, Richmond, Hunt, Richard, and Landau/ Travelling Exhibitions. "Two sculptors, two eras : Richmond Barthé, Richard Hunt / text by exhibition curator, Samella Lewis ; exhibition organized by Landau/ Traveling Exhibitions." Landau/ Traveling Exhibitions, 1992. p. 38

  • Richmond Barthé and Richard Hunt: Two Sculptors, Two Eras: Landau Traveling Exhibitions, 2/3/1992–4/15/1994
  • Richmond Barthe/Richard Hunt: Two Sculptors, Two Eras: Landau Travelling Exhibitions

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