Retrofutée - Stanford, CA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Retrofutée is a small marble sculpture in a shady garden area near Hoover Tower, off the Serra Mall at Stanford University. The sculpture almost looks like a screw laying on its side, but when one walks around, one realizes that the screw threads are not regular. A small plaque on the base reads:

Antoine Poncet France, b. 1928 Retrofutée, 1969 Marble Gift of Mr. Nathan Cummings, 1972.36

TITLE: Retrofutée ARTIST(S): Antoine Poncet (1928-1989), sculptor DATE: 1969 MEDIUM: Marble CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 04920026 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: In a shady garden area near Hoover Tower, off the Serra Mall, Stanford University DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None

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