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Sculptor:
Hachey, Michael  Search this
Medium:
Wood
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Earthwork
Sculptures-Site-specific
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Cambridge Cambridge Arts Council 57 Inman Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02139
Located Sleeper Park Dudley & Cedar Streets Cambridge Massachusetts
Date:
Installed 1981
Notes:
Cambridge Arts Council, Percent for Art Program, 1990.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.
Summary:
An abstract earthwork constructed from eight-inch wide wood cylinders inserted in the ground vertically, side by side, to form a spiral. The spiral begins at ground level at its outer edge and as it circles inward, it gradually rise in height to two feet. The space inside the spiral is filled in with earth, and parts of the earth are covered with crushed rock.
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Control number:
IAS 65710035
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_294642