Burial Box Type II-Rose

Object NameSculpture

Artist Howard Ben Tré (American, 1949-2020)

Made FromGlass

Date1978

Place MadeUnited States, OR, Portland

TechniqueCast

SizeOverall H: 9.9 cm, W: 13.4 cm, D: 11.5 cm

Accession Number79.4.120

Credit LinePurchased with the aid of funds from the National Endowment for the Arts

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

New Glass: A Worldwide Survey

Title Unknown (Residence of the United States Ambassador)

New Glass: Selections from a Worldwide Survey

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

Ben Tré’s sculptures, which often take the form of vessels, are inspired by elements of architecture and industry, such as columns, heavy stone fragments, ancient monoliths, and machine parts.

Physical DescriptionAmber glass; cast. Multi-sided heavy walled box; two flanges on each of the longer sides which resemble, in cross section, truncated triangles surmounted by rectangles; the two ends of the box are of a similar shape; interior cross section is an elongated hexagon; object rests on a pedestal base of same shape as its interior; signed on base "BEN TRE/ 2/78".
Provenance

Source Howard Ben Tré (American, 1949-2020) - 1978-02-1979-09-21

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