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Sculptor:
Nakian, Reuben 1897-1986  Search this
Medium:
Painted steel
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Smithsonian Institution Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Independence Avenue at 8th Street, S.W Washington District of Columbia 20560 Accession Number: 74.2
Date:
1955-1958
Notes:
"Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: 150 Works of Art," Washington, D.C.: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution in association with Harry N. Abrams, 1996, pg. 94.
Fletcher, Valerie J., "A Garden for Art: Outdoor Sculpture at the Hirshhorn Museum," Washington, D.C.: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution in association with Thames and Hudson, 1998, pg. 81.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden collection printout, 2008.
Summary:
Two abstract figures created using black-painted rectangles of sheet steel attached to slender metal bars that are welded to two separate metal plates. The two figures are linked with metal bars that extend from sculpture to the other.
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Mythology--Classical--Lucretia  Search this
Control number:
IAS 61570029
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_373060