Voltaglyph 28

Carl Andre, Voltaglyph 28, 1997, copper and zinc, overall: 3⁄8 x 69 x 39 3⁄8 in. (1.0 x 175.3 x 99.9 cm) each: 9 7⁄8 x 9 7⁄8 in. (25.1 x 25.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James F. Dicke Family, 2013.88.1A-BB

Artwork Details

Title
Voltaglyph 28
Artist
Date
1997
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall: 3⁄8 x 69 x 39 3⁄8 in. (1.0 x 175.3 x 99.9 cm) each: 9 7⁄8 x 9 7⁄8 in. (25.1 x 25.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the James F. Dicke Family
Mediums
Mediums Description
copper and zinc
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
2013.88.1A-BB
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2013.88.1A-BB

Artwork Description

Carl Andre used copper and zinc panels to construct Voltaglyph 28; these are the elements that exchange electrons in many batteries, so the sculpture resonates with potential power. Andre, who worked as a conductor and brake operator in the New York rail yards, uses industrially fabricated materials to explore the relationship between art and commerce and installs sculpture directly on the floor to emphasize to walk on this sculpture to reinforce the connection between the work and their own experience.

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Date1922
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William Zorach, The Builder (study for Chase Bank), ca. 1960, cast and patinated plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1971.449.29
The Builder (study for Chase Bank)
Artist
Dateca. 1960
cast and patinated plaster
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William Zorach, Small Head, ca. 1958-1962, carved stone, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.9
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Artist
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On view
William Zorach, Child on a Pony, 1934, cast plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1971.449.19
Child on a Pony
Artist
Date1934
cast plaster
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