Irish Pastoral VII
Date1985
Artist
William Freeland
(American sculptor, 1929–2009)
MediumCor-Ten steel (TM), steel mesh, and stone
Dimensions160 × 75 × 78 in. (406.4 × 190.5 × 198.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist in memory of Rowland P. Elzea, 1996
Object number1996-2
On View
On viewCollections
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Label TextDeeply moved by the ruins of stone cottages the artist saw on the Aran Islands off the coast of Ireland in 1981, William Freeland began a series of small works in steel and limestone of which this large scale work is the culmination.