Agricola I - Washington, DC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 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
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member silverquill
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


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