Voltri XV - Washington, DC
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vhasler
N 38° 53.338 W 077° 01.397
18S E 324519 N 4306401
Abstract sculpture created out of cut and welded pieces of scrap metal asssembled to resemble clouds passing by the sun or moon.
Waymark Code: WM9DTV
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 08/07/2010
Views: 9
More welding by David Smith. Would have been great to have constructed the clouds out of stainless steel to keep them "white", while the sun could be the rust coated steel.
TITLE: Voltri XV
ARTIST(S): David Smith
DATE: 1962
MEDIUM: Steel
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 75003491
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PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Independence Avenue at 8th Street, S.W.
Washington, District of Columbia 20560
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