Agricola I - Washington, DC
Posted by: vhasler
N 38° 53.344 W 077° 01.397
18S E 324519 N 4306412
Abstract sculpture made from pieces of old farm marchinery assembled to depict a farmer holding a tool in each hand. The name agricola means farmer in Latin.
Waymark Code: WM9DT6
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 08/07/2010
Views: 13
Not the style of abstract sculpture I expected in DC, but David Smith loved to weld stuff together.
TITLE: Agricola I
ARTIST(S): David Smith
DATE: 1951-1952
MEDIUM: Painted steel
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 75003486
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Independence Avenue at 8th Street, S.W.
Washington, District of Columbia 20560 Accession Number: 66.4638
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None
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