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Cubi XI, (sculpture). Artist:  Smith, David, 1906-1965, sculptor. Title:  Cubi XI, (sculpture). Dates:  1963. Installed April 21, 1964. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: chrome, nickel and steel; Base: black marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 92 x 29 x 38 in.; Base: approx. 24 1/2 x 30 x 30 in. Inscription:  David Smith / HL Dida signed Description:  Stack of three cubes and four rectangular boxes welded together and installed on a cube-shaped base. The boxes are polished yet there is some texture on the surface. The sculpture rests at one end of a rectangular pool of water. When the water in the pool reaches the top of the pool, it spills over into a lower level pool creating a water cascade. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Washington, District of Columbia Located Universal North Building, 1875 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  SOS survey noted the execution date with a question mark after the date 1-30-63. This piece is one of the twenty-eight sculptures Smith designed during his Cubi period between 1961 and 1965. IAS files contain an article from the Washington Post, April 26, 1964, which discusses the installation of this piece and an article from the Washington Post, Oct. 19, 1969, which discusses of few of the other pieces from Smith's Cubi period. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 105. Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 2.8. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, B-5. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 2.8. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 77006494   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77006494 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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