Smog (1/3)

Smog
ArtistTony Smith
Year1969 (1969)–1970 (1970), fabricated 2000
TypeAluminum, painted black
Dimensions210 cm × 2,400 cm × 1,800 cm (84 in × 960 in × 720 in)
LocationMiddlebury College Museum of Art, Middlebury, VT
Coordinates44°0′46.42″N 73°10′50.34″W / 44.0128944°N 73.1806500°W / 44.0128944; -73.1806500
OwnerMiddlebury College

Smog is a public artwork by American artist Tony Smith located to the south east of McCardell Bicentennial Hall on the Middlebury College campus, in Middlebury, Vermont. An example of minimalist sculpture, the piece is a lattice of 45 octahedra, standing on 22 tetrahedra, and topped with 15 prisms. It is fabricated from aluminum, painted black. This work is first in an edition of three, with one artist's proof.[1]

Lippincotts, LLC was commissioned by the estate of the artist to manage the construction of this artwork, and the piece was fabricated by WeldingWorks, Inc. of Madison, Connecticut in 2000.[2]

  1. ^ Tony Smith: Not an Object. Not a Monument. Germany: steidl mm publishers. 2007. ISBN 978-3-86521-313-6.
  2. ^ "Tony Smith Sculpture for Middlebury College. The piece was sited and its installation was supervised by Parker Croft - Architect, of Middlebury, Vermont Campus". WeldingWorks. Retrieved 5 August 2012.