The Big Sail - Cambridge, MA
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N 42° 21.583 W 071° 05.334
19T E 327976 N 4691829
This sculpture stands in an open area within MIT's campus, near the Green Building.
Waymark Code: WMZB7K
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2018
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In Cambridge, within the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus, is a large, angular black structure known as "The Big Sail," listed in the Smithsonian Sculpture Art Inventory.
The sculpture is located in a circular area in the middle of a campus area bounded by MIT buildings. The Green Building, the tallest building on the campus, is to the north.
The sculpture is fabricated of 32 pieces of plate metal bolted together and is painted black.
On a sign, Nearby:
GIFT OF/MR. AND MRS. EUGENE MCDERMOTT/ALEXANDER/CALDER B. 1898/THE BIG SAIL/1966 signed
The sculpture is in good shape.
TITLE: The Big Sail
ARTIST(S): Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976, sculptor.
DATE: 1/1/1965
MEDIUM: Steel
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 77000553
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Plaza within the MIT campus.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None seen.
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