Helix/R, (sculpture) - Charlotte, NC
N 35° 13.657 W 080° 50.585
17S E 514279 N 3898296
Near the intersection of Trade Street and Tryon Street in uptown Charlotte, NC, large public abstract art sculpture is placed in the niche behind the Commerce figurative statue.
Waymark Code: WMDVZ3
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 02/28/2012
Views: 6
Near the entrance of the Charlotte Marriott City Center, 100 W Trade Street, Charlotte, NC a large, highly polished metal abstract sculpture stands along the walkway up to the hotel from the public sidewalk. It is only yards away from four figurative statues that anchor the four corners of the historic intersection of Trade Street and Tryon Street.
The abstract sculpture is polished stainless steel the stands about 20 x 6 x 3 feet . It is titled HELIX/R, sculpted by John Rietta, and installed 1983. The description on the Smithsonian webpage describes the sculpture as "two separate concave columns of steel set in concrete about 5 inches apart on granite stone plaza."
TITLE: Helix/R
ARTIST(S): John Rietta
DATE: 1983
MEDIUM: Sculpture: stainless steel; foundation: concrete
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NC000058
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Charlotte Marriott City Center Hotel
100 W Trade Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None observed.
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