The Big Sail - MIT Campus, Cambridge, MA
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N 42° 21.583 W 071° 05.334
19T E 327976 N 4691829
This black-finned sculpture stands in a grassy part of the MIT campus by the MIT Green Building.
Waymark Code: WM6F38
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2009
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In the central portion of the MIT campus, near the Green Building, a tall building with a radar dome at the top, stands a tall black steel statue with angular fins. This sculpture is titled, "The Big Sail." According to a plaque mounted by the sculpture, it was created in 1966 by Alexander Calder and presented as a gift by Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McDermott.
Title: The Big Sail
Artist: Alexander Calder
Media (materials) used: Steel
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): MIT Campus
Date of creation or placement: 1966
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