An exhibit of sculpture by Harry Bertoia will open the 1998-99 season of the Iowa State University College of Design's Gallery 181. Gallery 181 hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. The gallery is located on the ground floor of the atrium in the College of Design building at Iowa State University.
Admission is free.
How, a 1951 ISU architecture graduate who was a friend of Bertioa and owns a collection of his work. How, who practices architecture in Omaha, will present a gallery talk at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, in Gallery 181. The public is invited to attend. Throughout the 1950s, 60s and into the 70s, Bertoia became widely known for his numerous public and corporate commissions. His art also has appeared in numerous national exhibitions and is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.