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Shorepoints, III
1981 · Stainless steel on painted wood base
7 7/8 x 32 1/8 x 37 3/4" (20 x 81.5 x 95.7 cm) including base
Museum of Modern Art
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James Rosati
?–1988
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Reinstallation of the Contemporary Galleries
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985
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Selections from the Art Lending Service
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1955
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Good Design: 5th Anniversary
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1955
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Good Design
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1953
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James Rosati was an American sculptor working primarily in bronze and stone during the postwar period. His abstract forms, characterized by organic curves and monumental scale, occupied a space between modernist reduction and figural suggestion. Rosati's public sculptures were installed in major American cities and institutional settings, establishing him as a significant voice in mid-century abstraction. His practice evolved from early figurative work toward increasingly geometric and environmental approaches to form and space.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Art Institute of Chicago
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