Blue Arc
Artist
Frederick Eversley
(American, born 1941)
Date2002
MediumLaminated blue acrylic mirror
DimensionsOverall: 115 1/2 × 26 1/2 × 3 3/4 inches (293.37 × 67.31 × 9.53 cm)
Credit LineGift of William and Christena Gautreaux
Object number2021.36
On View
On viewGallery Location
- Gallery Walk A
Collections
DescriptionLong, slender, slightly curved form comprised of overlapping acrylic blue-colored 'scales.'Gallery LabelFormerly an engineer for NASA’s Apollo missions, Fred Eversley became the first artist-in-residence at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in 1977. He draws from parabolic shapes, which capture energy for satellite stations and also support massive bridges. Eversley recreates these shapes in cast polyester and acrylic forms. They embody both formal purity and kinetic principles.
Purchased from the artist, 2014;
Promised gift of William and Christena Gautreax to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO; 2014;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2021.
Copyright© Fred Eversley
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