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Constance DeJong Constance DeJong (b. 1950) Section .03, 1989 copper, wood, resin accompanied with literature ephemera listed below copper, wood, resin Constance DeJong Private Collection, New Mexico Arden Reed, Constance DeJong: Metal, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2003, p. 76. "What I love most about Constance DeJong's work is that it is about light. The faint reflection of light off the copper. The delicacy and subtlety of it. I am attracted to and looking for works of art that have a meditative, spiritual aspect." - Tony Abeyta DeJong is an American visual artist whose work has been widely exhibited and is said to occupy the margin between sculpture and painting/drawing. Her predominate medium is metal with light as a dominant factor. She is currently working in New Mexico and is a professor of sculpture at the University of New Mexico. She was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Visual Art Fellowship in 1982, and her work can be found in both public and distinguished private collections throughout the United States. The condition reports for the lots offered by Santa Fe Art Auction (SFAA) are provided as a courtesy and convenience for potential buyers. The reports are not intended to nor do they substitute for physical examination by a buyer or the buyer's advisors. The condition reports are prepared by SFAA staff members who are not art conservators or restorers, nor do they possess the qualifications needed for comprehensive evaluation. Each condition report is an opinion of the staff member and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report does not imply anything as to the condition of a particular lot. Buyers are reminded that the limited warranties are set forth in the Terms and Conditions of Sale and do not extend to condition. Each lot is sold as-is. 7 x 11 x 16 5/8 in. (17.8 x 27.9 x 42.2 cm.)