Spiral Jetty, overall view.
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Title |
Spiral Jetty, overall view. |
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Creator |
Smithson, Robert (American sculptor and conceptual artist, 1938-1973) |
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Date |
1970 |
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Cultural Context |
American
North American |
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Style/Period |
Modern (styles and periods)
Modernist |
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Subject |
Jetties
Industrialization
Industry
Petroleum industry
Land use
Ecology
Nature
Water
Lakes & ponds
Coastlines |
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Location Depicted |
Great Salt Lake (Utah)
Utah |
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Material |
Black rock, salt crystals, earth, red water (algae)
Rock
Salt (inorganic material)
Crystal (material by form)
Soil
Earth (soil)
Algae (group) |
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Measurements |
1,500' x 15' x 3 1/2' |
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Work Type |
Environmental art
Earthworks (sculpture)
Conceptual art |
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Source |
Kleiner, Fred S., and Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 11th ed. Forth Worth: Harcourt, 2001. (fig.34-34, p.1100) |
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Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: Courtesy James Cohan Gallery, New York. Collection DIA Center for the Arts, New York, photo Gianfranco Gorgoni. Art copyright © Estate of Robert Smithson. |
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Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
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Format |
image/jpeg |
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Digital File Name |
VRC 461-38.jpg |
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