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Slide Show: Balazsing His Own Trail
On left: Crucifix, 1961, torch-cut silver-plated steel, nickel-plated steel, and verdigris copper; 10 × 6 ft.
On right: Altar, 1961, torch-cut nickel-plated steel and marble; 38 x109 x 41 in.
Rhododendrons (Part II), 1976, vitreous enamel on steel; three panels, 8 × 12 ft.
Tree of Life, 1966, stucco; W. 29.5 ft., courtesy of Hennessey Funeral Home, Spokane
Game Without Rules, 2007, wood, glass, brass, and enamel; board 14 × 14 in.; pieces, H. 3 in., collection of Emma Perkins
It may sound presumptuous (not to mention ridiculous) to call any artist the Bernini of Spokane, but it’s somehow apropos for the sculptor Harold Balaz. A quick review of the evidence—UW Press’s splendid new retrospective of his work (his first ever), Harold Balazs —shows that the artist has done at least as much for the Spokane cityscape as Bernini’s fountains and monu...
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