Henry Bursztynowicz, Acrobats on Elephant Kinetic Sculpture

Description Who doesn't love a good toy? This one is by beloved Pittsburgh sculptor and craftsman Henry Bursztynowicz, probably completed sometime during the 1970s.  We wish we had more. Details Untitled Brass Artist label on base 11" high, 9 1/2" wide, 4 1/4 " deep About the Artist "[Henry] Bursztynowicz was a graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University). His advanced study was at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan and Instituto d’Arte in Florence, Italy. He was on the faculty at the University of Missouri and taught at Pittsburgh Arts and Crafts Center, the original name of Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. “Revisiting the Work of Henry B.” serves as a retrospective that spans his entire career. In addition to a few works that were in his exhibit at the center in 1960, many of the works — including his signature Travertine marble sculptures and cast-aluminum pieces — were created subsequently.Bursztynowicz’s earliest works offer a key to his art,