Maquette for Excalibur

Beverly Pepper, Maquette for Excalibur, 1975, welded steel, 8 1⁄4 x 16 x 11 in. (21.0 x 40.6 x 28.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1977.47.193, © 1975, Beverly Pepper

Artwork Details

Title
Maquette for Excalibur
Artist
Date
1975
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
8 1⁄4 x 16 x 11 in. (21.0 x 40.6 x 28.0 cm)
Copyright
© 1975, Beverly Pepper
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program
Mediums
Mediums Description
welded steel
Classifications
Subjects
  • Study — sculpture model
  • Abstract
Object Number
1977.47.193
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1977.47.193

Works by this artist (1 item)

Dorothea Mierisch, First Official Airmail Flight, McLeansboro, Illinois, September 26, 1912 (mural study, McLeansboro, Illinois Post Office), 1940, charcoal on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.98
First Official Airmail Flight, McLeansboro, Illinois,…
Artist
Date1940
charcoal on paper
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 1979.159.44 - SAAM-1979.159.44_1 - 56988
Sculpture Down to Scale: Models for Public Art at Federal Buildings, 1974 – 1985
May 31, 2019–November 22, 2020
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Artists used preliminary models—or maquettes—to communicate their ideas.

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