Protecting the Future
Date1966-1967
Artist
Domenico Mortellito
(American painter, 1906–1994)
MediumNova Scotia grey sandstone
Dimensions48 x 64 x 30 in. (121.9 x 162.6 x 76.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Adria M. Peterson and Gina M. Reeves, 1996
Object number1996-25
On View
On viewCollections
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Label TextDomenico Mortellito worked at DuPont, overseeing their design department, and as an artist, he experimented with a wide array of innovative materials, such as Lucite and Teflon. Protecting the Future is a commentary on pollution; the massive kneeling figure protects the small child and dove from a cloud of pollutants.
