Cigarette (sculpture)

Cigarette (sculpture)

Cigarette is a minimalist piece of environmental sculpture created by Tony Smith in 1961. The sculpture is over 15 feet tall and made of flat planes of steel in a twisted form. A small scale version of the piece is on display at the St. Louis Art Museum.


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