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
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

Works by this artist (2 items)

William Bailey, Ginepro Still Life II, 1979, gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1979.101, © 1979, WILLIAM BAILEY
Ginepro Still Life II
Date1979
gouache on paper
Not on view
William Bailey, Untitled (#3), 1976, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1976.98.1
Untitled (#3)
Date1976
lithograph on paper
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, 2015August 28, 2016
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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Date1974
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Hans Breder, Quanta, 1967, single-channel video, color, silent; 03:46 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2013.50.4, © 1967, Hans Breder
Quanta
Date1967
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Eureka
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Carolee Schneemann, Viet Flakes, 1965, 16mm film transferred to video, toned black & white, sound; 07:00 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.9, © 1965 Carolee Schneemann Foundation. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY
Viet Flakes
Date1965
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