Max Bond Architect
- Created by
- Edwards, Melvin, American, born 1937
- Subject of
- Bond, J. Max Jr., American, 1935 - 2009
- Date
- 2009
- Medium
- steel
- Dimensions
- 13 1/4 × 9 1/8 × 7 3/4 in. (33.7 × 23.2 × 19.7 cm)
- Caption
- During his career, Melvin Edwards created over 200 steel sculptures using found objects for his tripartite Lynch Fragments series. Each section of the series coincides with significant periods of his life. The first segment (1963–67) explores the history of violence in America. The second section (1973–74) engages issues related to the Vietnam War. The final segment (1978–present) explores and honors individual people as well as the history of African American culture.
- Max Bond Architect was created in honor of one of the most accomplished and influential African American architects in the United States. Prior to his death in 2009, Max Bond’s firm was one of the architectural firms selected to design the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- Description
- A small-scale, welded metal wall relief scultpure composed of a variety of metal objects. The conglomeration of welded objects, including scissors, chains, bolts, and a railroad splice, appear to spill out of a cylindrical polygon.
- Portfolio/Series
- Lynch Fragments
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- sculpture
- Topic
- Abstraction
- Africa
- Architecture
- Art
- Identity
- Men
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.114
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2018 Melvin Edwards / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.