Melpomene
- Title
- Melpomene
- LC Subject
- Sculpture Glass sculpture Glass, Ornamental Glass art Glass artists Glass craft Glass engraving Women in art sculpture (visual work) public sculpture glass (material)
- Creator
- Mee, Nancy
- Description
- This sculpture is comprised of a panel of glass that presents a hologram of a woman in a white robe who cradles a bouquet of flowers in her arms. Situated in front of her and held in place by a metal armiture is a green glass piece that resembles a spinal column surrounded by flowing water. Nancy Mee; 6202 37th Ave. NE Seattle, WA 98115; 206-525-1922; Melpomene; 1994; glass, steel, photo sandblast on glass; 82 x 40 x 24 inches Nancy Mee was born in Oakland, California, eventually moving to Seattle where she received a B.F.A. from the University of Washington. In 1984 she was a resident at Pilchuck School and in 1988 won the Betty Bowen Memorial Award. Mee's unique sculpture is fabricated out of fused and slumped glass and incorporates forged and cut metals. Exhibitions include the Seattle Art Museum, Bellevue Art Museum, Brooklyn Museum, San Jose Museum of Art, and the Centre International d'Art Contemporain in Chateau Beychevelle, France. Collections include Safeco, Microsoft, the Seattle Art Museum, the Tacoma Art Museum, and the Musee des Arts Decoratives in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is Lane Arts. You may view their website at http://www.lanearts.org/
- Location
- University of Oregon Library >> Lane County >> Oregon >> United States Lane County >> Oregon >> United States
- Street Address
- 1501 Kincaid Street, Eugene Oregon
- Date
- 1975/2012
- Identifier
- 1993_uo_knight-lib2_05_b01
- Accession Number
- 1993_uo_knight-lib2_05_b01
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Dc Rights Holder
- Mee, Nancy
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Measurements
- 82 x 40 x 24 inches
- Material
- Glass; Sculpture; glass
- Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Primary Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Relation
- University of Oregon Knight Library, Phases I and II 1993_uo_knight-lib2
- Art Series
- Muses
- Has Version
- slide; color
- Institution
- Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
- Note
- The Knight Library is the largest library facility in Oregon, holding collections with a replacement value of over $100 million. Approximately 1.85 million of the University Library's 2.4 million volumes are housed in Knight, along with microforms, government documents, sound recordings, films, and videotapes. Special Collections contains over 40,000 rare books and 13,000 linear feet of manuscript holdings; much of this primary source material is unique and irreplaceable at any price. The building is named in honor of the family of Philip Knight, President and CEO of Nike, Inc. first floor, alcoves by stairs in reference area
- Color Space
- RGB
