Russell Secrest Kinetic Sterling Sculpture

Item Details

Russell Secrest (American, 1935 – 2010)
Untitled
Kinetic sterling silver sculpture on teak wood base. In the present piece the silver arm rotates atop the base, creating a sense of spiraling motion.
Impressed signature and marked “Sterling” to arm
Sterling piece (without wood base) weighs 5.600 ozt

Russell Secrest was born in Muncie, Indiana into a family of artists. Russell earned an Applied Science degree from the School for American Craftsmen, and then followed his brother to the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York. After meeting his wife, Frances, the two moved to Petoskey, Michigan where they opened the Artisans Gallery. Russell Secrest is known for modernist designs ranging from Secrest Sterling jewelry and kinetic sculptures to large-scale public art including the 1975 Harris Bank Fountain in Chicago.

Condition

- tarnish and pigment loss to the sculpture; scratches.

Dimensions

Item #

ITMGD78591