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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/820/827-46.jpg
Title	Lectern Sentinel.
Creator	Smith, David (American sculptor, 1906-1965)
Date	1961
Cultural Context	American North American
Theme	Sculpture (visual work) Metalwork Steelwork (objects) Outdoor sculpture Eye-level views
Subject	Sculpture Metalwork Abstract sculpture Abstract works
Description	"Smith's series of Sentinel sculptures, which were begun in 1956, were placed in the landscape surrounding his studio at Bolton Landing in upstate New York. Given their clear figurative associations they appeared to 'survey' or 'guard' the terrain. In this example, the overlapping and angling of the welded stainless-steel plates brilliantly hint at the classical motif of contrapposto, whereby the body is slightly 'twisted' through the employment of a resting and a supporting leg." (Caption, p.137)
Location Depicted	Bolton Landing (N.Y.) New York (State) United States
Material	Stainless steel Steel (alloy) Chrome steel Alloy steel Iron alloy Metal
Measurements	44.8 x 84 x 52 cm
Technique	Sculpting Welding Metalworking
Work Type	Sculpture Abstract sculpture Abstract works Metalwork Steelwork (objects) Outdoor sculpture
Repository	Whitney Museum of American Art (New York, New York)
Source	Hopkins, David. After Modern Art: 1945-2000. Oxford History of Art. Oxford; New York: Oxford UP, 2000. (p.137, fig.67)
Rights	Photograph reproduced in Hopkins courtesy: Whitney Museum of American Art. Gift of the friends of the Whitney Museum and purchase. © Estate of David Smith/VAGA, New York/DACS, London, 2000.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 827-46.jpg
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