Color Field Painting - Sculpture - African American Art - Figurative Expressionism
Old Master and Modern Drawings and Prints - Pattern and Decoration
Photography

As in every area of the collection, diversity marks the Museum's sculpture collection. Works by Alexander Calder, Elizabeth Catlett, Harry Bertoia, Joseph Cornell, Judy Pfaff, George Rickey, Auguste Rodin, John Scott, and John Storrs can be periodically found in the museum. The collection also includes four kinetic pieces that were the focus of a special 2002 exhibition, Art in Motion. However, due to their size and space requirements they cannot all be displayed simultaneously in the current facility.

 

Rene Francois Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917)
Figure Volante, 1890-91
Bronze, 17 ½ x 34 ½ x 7 inches
MSU purchase, funded by Friends of Kresge, 82.7
Periodically displayed, last on view in Art in Motion, Winter 2002

 

Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976)
Sunrise over the Pyramid, 1965
Painted aluminum, sheet metal, steel wire, 42 x 72 x 34 7/8 inches
MSU Purchase, funded in part by the Class of 1958, 68.88
Periodically displayed, last on view in Art in Motion, Winter 2002

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