Moondog (sculpture)

Moondog (sculpture)
Moondog
Artist Tony Smith (sculptor)
Year 1964 (1964)
Type sculpture
Dimensions 520 cm × 420 cm × 480 cm (204 in × 165 in × 188 in)
Location National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

38°53′27″N 77°01′22″W / 38.89090700°N 77.02270600°W / 38.89090700; -77.02270600
Owner National Gallery of Art

Moondog is a minimalist sculpture created by Tony Smith in 1964.[1] The piece is composed of 15 octahedra and 10 tetrahedra, and while perfectly ordered and symmetrical when seen from certain angles, it carries a strong tilt forward when seen from other angles.

The title refers to Joan Miró's painting Dog Barking at the Moon and the name of a blind poet and composer named Moondog.[2]

It was installed at the Museum of Modern Art.[3] In 1997, it showed at Paula Cooper Gallery. [4] The work currently resides in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden. [5]

References

  1. ^ "Moondog, (sculpture)". SIRIS
  2. ^ http://www.paulacoopergallery.com/exhibitions/339
  3. ^ http://www.sculpture.org/documents/scmag98/tsmith/sm-tsmth.shtml
  4. ^ http://www.paulacoopergallery.com/exhibitions/339
  5. ^ http://www.nga.gov/feature/sculpturegarden/sculpture/sculpture12.shtm

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