Vanessa
by Sterett Gittings Kelsey
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Details
Weight
1000 lbs
Colors
Bronze (traditional)Brown (light)
Edition
Edition no. 10
Commission
This is a commissioned piece
Commission Period: 3/5/1984 - 1/10/1985
Piece Information
✓ Part of an edition
Size Category
Life-size
Description
The Limited Edition is 10. Vanessa was cast in registered bronze in1985 by the Tallix Foundry in New York. Height She is mounted on a steel base XXX by xxx Height XXX Weight:1000 pounds. Vanessa wears a traditional patina, patina paint and oil paints.
Sculpture Meaning
This sculpture was commissioned by a couple in Greenwich Connecticut , for the Boston Ballet. They specifically asked for a dance sculpture and that it be drawn from Tchaikovsky’s ballet: “The Nutcracker.
Meaning and Interpretation
Messages
The grace of Ballet - The Dance
Feelings
Beauty, Form, Dream Like
Emotions
Elegance in Motion
Perception
Beauty of the human form at it's graceful best
Movement
The Grace of Ballet
Keywords
bostonballetthenutcrackerdancecommissionedtchaikovskydrawnfromsculpture
About the Artist
Sterett Gittings Kelsey
American Sculptor Sterett-Gittings Kelsey
Roxbury, Connecticut
United States