- Delta Solar
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Delta Solar Artist Alejandro Otero Year 1977 Type Stainless steel Dimensions 820 cm × 1,200 cm (324 in × 480 in) Location National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C., United States 38°53′17.4″N 77°1′11.06″W / 38.888167°N 77.0197389°W Owner Smithsonian Institution Delta Solar is a public artwork by Venezuelan sculptor Alejandro Otero located outside of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, United States.[1] Delta Solar is meant to pay homage to modern technology and the Inca sun cult.[2]
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Description
This abstract sculpture consists of stainless steel "sails" that move in the breeze. They are attached to an open geometric grid formed into the shape of a Delta Formation.[1] It sits on concrete and in a reflecting pool.[2]
Acquisition
The sculpture was dedicated on June 29, 1977 by Carlos Andrés Pérez, president of Venezuela as a gift celebrating the Bicentennial of the American Revolution.[1] The sculpture was originally supposed to be dedicated in the Spring, however, cold weather prohibited the pouring of concrete for the base of the structure.[1]
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References
- ^ a b c d Smithsonian (1977). "NASM Delta Solar Sculpture Dedicated". Chronology of Smithsonian History. Smithsonian. http://siris-sihistory.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=128927453E90E.22833&profile=sicall&uri=link=3100012~!7286~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=alpha&menu=search&ri=2&source=~!sichronology&term=Otero+Rodr%C3%ADguez,+Alejandro&index=. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ a b Jacqueline Barnitz. Twentieth-century art of Latin America. Univeristy of Texas Press, 2001, p 203.
Categories:- United States museum stubs
- Public art in the United States
- 1977 works
- Artifacts in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution
- Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C.
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