- Cubi XII
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Cubi XII 
Artist David Smith Year 1963 Type sculpture Dimensions 3,310 cm × 1,490 cm × 790 cm (1304 in × 588 in × 312 in) Location Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. 38°53′18″N 77°01′23″W / 38.888333°N 77.023056°W Owner Hirshhorn Museum Cubi XII is an abstract sculpture by David Smith.[1]
Constructed of stainless steel, completed on April 7 1963, it was purchased from his estate by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in 1968.[2][3] [4]
It is a part of the Cubi series.[5] He used the shiny finish to contrast with the landscape. The circular grind marks change in varying lighting conditions.[6]
References
- ^ "Cubi XII, (sculpture)", SIRIS
- ^ http://hirshhorn.si.edu/visit/collection_object.asp?key=32&subkey=12663
- ^ http://hirshhorn.si.edu/search.asp?tags=scrabbil
- ^ http://www.artfact.com/auction-lot/david-smith-1906-1965-1-c-y45ubhprib
- ^ http://www.knowitall.org/artopia/sculpture/artcritic/text/text.cfm?artWorkID=49
- ^ A Garden for Art, Valerie J. Fletcher, LOC # 97-61991, p.82
Categories:- Public art stubs
- Sculptures in the United States
- 1963 works
- Art in Washington, D.C.
- Artifacts in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution
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