She Who Must Be Obeyed, (sculpture).

She Who Must Be Obeyed, (sculpture).

Smith, Tony, 1912-1980, sculptor.

Industrial Welding Company, fabricator.

She Who Must Be Obeyed, (sculpture).

Cast 1975. 1976.

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Sculpture: steel coated with primer over paint; Foundation: gravel.

30 x 8 x 24 ft.

(On aluminum plate on lower west corner:) TONY SMITH/1974 1/1 unsigned

Sculpture is constructed of 1/4 inch steel plates fashioned into nine geometric rhumbohedral units, bolted and welded together. Work is sky blue in color.

Abstract -- Geometric

Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington

Administered by United States General Services Administration, Washington, District of Columbia

Located United States Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, Francis Perkins Building, Washington, District of Columbia

Sculpture was funded through the General Services Administration Percent for Art Program. Nearby plaque: TONY SMITH/SHE WHO MUST BE OBEYED/1977/COMMISSIONED UNDER THE ART-IN-ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM/GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION/UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1994.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

General Services Administration, 1984.

"Art in Architecture Program," G.S.A., U.S. General Services Administration, Washington, D.C., 1979.

For model see: 08581841.

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