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1967

Kenneth Snelson

Sculptor, American, 1927 - 2016

This sculpture is made up of ten long, stainless steel tubes standing upright in a ring. Each upright tube angles to the right and is tethered by one wire cable that connects the top edge to the ground and another that connects with the top of the next tube, creating a ring around the top edges. The tubes start to converge like a shutter but are stationary. In this photograph they stand on a snowy field under a cloud-carpeted sky.
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East Building Tower Level, Roof Terrace
On View

East Building Tower Level, Roof Terrace

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    stainless steel and wire cable

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the artist

  • Dimensions

    overall (height by diameter): 182.88 × 304.8 cm (72 × 120 in.)

  • Accession

    2016.51.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist [b. 1927], New York; gift 2016 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1968

  • Kenneth Nelson, Dwan Gallery, New York, 1968, no. 2.

Wikidata ID

Q63864188

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