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Autumn Feather by J. Carl Freedman

  • Title: Autumn Feather
  • Artist: J. Carl Freedman
  • Medium: Metal
  • Size: 54"h x 42"w
  • Creation date: 1984
  • Added to collection: 2003
  • Donor: Purchased by Portland Community College, Rock Creek Campus
  • Campus: Rock Creek
  • Location: B2/2 N stairwell

In this work, Freedman displays the influence of the renowned American artist Alexander Calder, who exhibited his first mobile-a term he used to describe his suspended, kinetic sculptures – in 1932. Like Calder, Freedman uses simple shapes and primary colors, and the piece derives its interest from its constantly shifting composition.