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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Mille-fleur

The ceramic rosettes in this sculpture were individually hand painted, and fired, yet together they resolve into one image, which was inspired by sixteenth-century tapestry.

ArtistKim Dickey(b. 1964)
Date2011
MediumAluminum, glazed terracotta, silicone, and rubber grommets
Dimensions85 x 20 in. (215.9 x 614.7 x 38.1 cm)
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2015.6
ClassificationSculpture
Provenancepurchased from the Artist by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2015
On ViewYes
Mille-fleur85 × 20 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 233× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.