Spiral Jetty

Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty, 1970, 35 minutes, color, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.10, © 1970, Robert Smithson. Courtesy of the Holt/Smithson Foundation and Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.

Artwork Details

Title
Spiral Jetty
Artist
Date
1970
Location
Not on view
Copyright
© 1970, Robert Smithson. Courtesy of the Holt/Smithson Foundation and Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.
Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company
Mediums
Mediums Description
35 minutes, color, sound
Classifications
Subjects
  • Waterscape
Object Number
2008.21.10
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2008.21.10

Works by this artist (3 items)

Nancy Holt, Robert Smithson, Swamp, 1971, 6 minutes, color, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2007.33.18, © 1971 The Holt/Smithson Foundation. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY
Swamp
Artist
Date1971
6 minutes, color, sound
Not on view
Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty, 1970, 35 minutes, color, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.10, © 1970, Robert Smithson. Courtesy of the Holt/Smithson Foundation and Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.
Spiral Jetty
Artist
Date1970
35 minutes, color, sound
Not on view
Image Not Available
Untitled
Artist
Date1962
pen and ink on paper on board
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 2014.50.1.4 - SAAM-2014.50.1.4_5 - 116527
Watch This! New Directions in the Art of the Moving Image (4.0)
December 4, 2015–August 28, 2016
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Watch This! New Directions in the Art of the Moving Image is a series of rotating exhibitions drawn from SAAM’s permanent collection.

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