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    The Kendall Band: Galileo, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Matisse, Paul, sculptor.
    Title: 
    The Kendall Band: Galileo, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Galileo, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1987-1988.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Aluminum, teak, and steel.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 4 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On plate on wall, outbound side:) THE KENDALL BAND/GALILEO/SHAKE THIS HANDLE/PAUL MATISSE/1988 (signature is engraved on a plate below the handle on each side of the tracks) signed
    Description: 
    One of three sound sculptures hanging between the subway tracks at the Kendall Square Station. Galileo is a thin sheet of metal suspended vertically within an open metal frame. It is activated by a handle, one on each side of the tracks, which causes the elements to strike together and make the sound of rumbling thunder.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Homage -- Galileo
    Object Type: 
    Kinetic
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Located Kendall Square Station, Cambridge, Massachusetts
    References: 
    Cambridge Arts Council, Percent for Art Program, 1990.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1996.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    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 65710016
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