The Snake Is Out
1962, fabricated 1992
Artist, American, 1912 - 1980
Artwork overview
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Medium
painted steel
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 457.2 x 706.1 x 574 cm (180 x 278 x 226 in.); gross weight: 7.5 tn
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Accession
1992.21.1
East Building Lawn, West
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The estate of the artist; gift 1992 to NGA.
Associated Names
Bibliography
2013
Cigola, Francesca. Art Parks: A Tour of America’s Sculpture Parks and Gardens. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2013: 101.
2021
May, Katherine. "Twenty Years of Repainting Tony Smith." Facture: conservation, science, art history 5 (2021): 146-173, 147 unnumbered fig. (detail), fig. 3.
Inscriptions
on bottom, plate added 2017 next to the original plate, per Tony Smith Estate: T.SMITH / THE SNAKE IS OUT, 1962 / FABRICATED 1992 / EDITION AP (originally stamped 0/3 / TONY SMITH ESTATE 2017; on bottom, the original plate: T.SMITH / THE SNAKE IS OUT / 1962 / 0/3 / LIPPINCOTT
Markings
FM: LIPPINCOTT
Wikidata ID
Q63861120