Family

Media - 1986.88.3 - SAAM-1986.88.3_1 - 10127
Copied Leo Amino, Family, 1948, cast polyester resin, 12 346 382 12 in. (32.416.26.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Wright, 1986.88.3

Artwork Details

Title
Family
Artist
Date
1948
Dimensions
12 346 382 12 in. (32.416.26.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Wright
Mediums
Mediums Description
cast polyester resin
Classifications
Keywords
  • Abstract
Object Number
1986.88.3

Artwork Description

Family is one of the earliest examples of Leo Amino’s work in cast resin. Polyester resin was a relatively new material that Amino had to learn to use through trial and error. Family displays small bubbles and irregularities that would often occur during the curing process, and its brownish tint is typical of early forms of resin. Amino worked consistently with plastic for the rest of his career, developing new ways to play with the material’s transparency and ability to refract light.