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Havets Metamorfoser, (sculpture). Artist:  Steen, Knut Johannes, 1924- , sculptor. Title:  Havets Metamorfoser, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Metamorphosis of the Sea, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed Nov. 1986. Dedicated May 29, 1987. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Relief: reinforced concrete with stone-like material embedded. Dimensions:  Relief: approx. 5 ft. x 23 ft. x 24 in.; Support wall: approx. 8 ft. x 32 ft. x 3 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (Relief, lower right corner:) KNUT STEEN 1986 signed Description:  Relief installed along a wall at the front of the building consists of three panels adorned with an undulating wave-like pattern. Subject:  Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Embassy of Norway, 2120 34th Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia Located Norwegian Chancery, 2120 34th Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  According to the Norwegian Embassy, the relief was made in Italy at the studio of Sem Ghelardini in Pietrasanta, Lucca. It was transported to the U.S. and mounted into the wall of the Chancery in November 1986. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1994. 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 DC000201   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000201 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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