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Liberman, Alexander,
Abstract -- Geometric
Literature -- Homer
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Sculpture
Olympic Iliad, (sculpture).
Artist:
Liberman, Alexander, 1912-1999 , sculptor.
Title:
Olympic Iliad, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Pasta Tube, (sculpture).
Dates:
1984.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Painted steel tubes.
Dimensions:
Approx. 45 x 60 x 30 ft.(125,000 lbs.)
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Abstract sculpture of 41 cylinders of various widths and lengths all piled on top of and beside each other. The cylinders are painted bright red. The sculpture is supported by five cylinders which are vertical and are set in the ground.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Literature -- Homer -- Iliad
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Seattle, Seattle Arts Commission, 312 1st Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109
Located Seattle Center, Lawn west of the Space Needle, Seattle, Washington
Remarks:
Funding for the sculpture was donated by private citizens, local foundations and corporations. Building supplies and services were donated by local construction firms. The sculpture is popularly known as "Pasta Tube." IAS files contain Art on File fact sheet, c1994, which describes sculpture as an assemblage "set in a large pool of water" at the Seattle Center.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994.
Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 109.
Seattle Arts Commission's "Fieldguide to Seattle's Public Art", 1991, pg. 118.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 108.
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 WA000515
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Inventory of American Sculpture
WA000515
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