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