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Sun Triangle, (sculpture). Artist:  Spilhaus, Athelstan, 1911- , designer. Harrison, Abramovitz & Harris, fabricator. Title:  Sun Triangle, (sculpture). Dates:  1973. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: stainless steel. Dimensions:  Sculpture: H. 50 ft. Description:  The outline of a large triangle each side of which points to a seasonal position of the sun at solar noon in New York City. The triangle outline is made of stainless steel beams. The triangle sits inside a large sunken plaza. There are maps imbedded in the pavement of the plaza which illustrate the earth's land and water masses. The plaza also has a reflecting pool, symbolizing the sun, and nine stainless steel spheres, representing the nine planets. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Allegory -- Place -- Extraterrestrial Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Meteorology Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  McGraw-Hill, Avenue of the Americas, front plaza, New York, New York Remarks:  This sculpture was designed by meteorologist and oceanographer Athelstan Spilhaus to illustrate the relationship between the sun and the earth at the solstices. The shortest bottom side points to the sun's lowest position on the winter solstice at noon about December 21; the longest side points to the sun on the spring and fall equinoxes at noon about March 21 and September 23; and the steepest side points to the sun's highest position on the summer solstice at noon about June 21. References:  Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 164. Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 164. 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 87870138   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87870138 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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