Gwenfritz
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| Gwenfritz | |
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| Artist | Alexander Calder |
| Year | 1968 |
| Type | sculpture |
| Dimensions | 1050.0 cm (413+3⁄8 in) |
| Location | National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C. |
| 38°53′30″N 77°01′55″W / 38.89176900°N 77.03196700°W | |
| Owner | Smithsonian American Art Museum |
Gwenfritz is a painted steel abstract stabile, by Alexander Calder. It is located at the National Museum of American History, at 14th Street, and Constitution Avenue, in Washington, D.C.
It was dedicated on June 2, 1969. In 1983, it was relocated from the west front fountain plaza, to a corner location. On October 31, 2014, the sculpture was rededicated after being restored and relocated to its original location.
It is named after Gwendolyn Cafritz, widow of Morris Cafritz, who had helped finance the project as head of the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.
See also
- Cheval Rouge, National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
- List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2
References
- ^ "Gwenfritz, (sculpture)". SIRIS
- ^ "Caftolin or Gwenfritz?", The Washington Post, Meryle Secrest, June 4, 1969
- ^ "Calder: Out of Site", The Washington Post, Robert Hilton Simmons, March 30, 1984
- ^ "Alexander Calder's "Gwenfritz": Rededicating a modernist icon". American History. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
External links
- After 26 Years, The Smithsonian Will Put Alexander Calder's Gwenfritz Back Where It Belongs
- "Industrial remnants", The Washington Post, Blake Gopnik
- Pam Korza, ed. (1988). Going public. Arts Extension Service. ISBN 978-0-945464-00-6.
- http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-gwenfritz-by-alexander-calder/
- http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM9CXY_Gwenfritz_Washington_DC
- http://siris-sihistory.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!sichronology&uri=full=3100001~!9319~!0#focus
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