In 1998, Graves uncovered the early 1960 s fragments of these instruments from storage and began the work of revitalizing them. Most of the completed pieces are comprised of vertical cylindrical bronze or stainless steel shafts supporting circular and rectangular glazed metal frames containing flat, luminous elements suggestive of a lens mounted on precisely cut and polished marble bases. The exhibit contains a number of sculptures as well as related works on paper from the 1940s through the 1990s. The exhibition previously appeared at the Schmidt-Bingham Gallery in New York, the Museum of Northwest Art at LaConner and the Tacoma Art Museum. It will travel to the Gallery of Contemporary Art at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, and the Hearst Art Gallery at Saint Mary s College of California in Moraga after it closes at the WSU Museum of Art.
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