Nancy N. Schiffer and Val O. Bertoia, The World of Bertoia, Atglen, 2003, pp. 180, 190-94 for similar examples Beverly H. Twitchell, Bertoia: The Metalworker, London, 2019, pp. 241, 245 for similar examples
Catalogue Essay
Beginning in the early 1970s, Harry Bertoia gifted a number of Sonambient sculptures to the young experimental musician David Moss. When Moss showed his father, Roy Moss, a lifelong woodcarver, he was so touched by Bertoia’s generosity that he carved two pieces of sonorous rosewood into his own interpretation of Bertoia’s Swinging Bars and sent them to Bertoia in gratitude. Bertoia, in turn, sent Roy Moss the present Sonambient, which has a beautiful light, sparkling tone. Roy Moss subsequently gifted this work to son David.
1970s Beryllium copper, bronze. 20 x 6 x 6 in. (50.8 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm) Together with a certificate of authenticity from the Harry Bertoia Foundation and with a crate made by the artist.
