Harry Bertoia Italian-American, 1915-1978

Harry Bertoia (1915 - 1978) was born in San Lorenzo, Italy, and immigrated to Detroit at age 15 to join his older brother. He would go on to revolutionize multiple creative disciplines, seamlessly weaving together sculpture, sound, and industrial design into a singular artistic vision. His formative years at Cass Technical High School and later at the prestigious Cranbrook Academy of Art placed him alongside modernist luminaries including Walter Gropius and Charles and Ray Eames, where his early expertise in jewelry-making evolved into a foundation for bold conceptual innovation. This...