Infinity (de Rivera)

Summary

Infinity is an abstract sculpture designed by José de Rivera and created by Roy Gussow. It is located at the south entrance of the National Museum of American History, at Madison Drive and 12th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.

Infinity
ArtistJosé de Rivera
Year1967
Typesculpture
Dimensions4.1 m × 2.4 m × 4.9 m (13.5 ft × 8 ft × 16 ft)
LocationNational Museum of American History, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°53′27″N 77°01′48″W / 38.890844°N 77.03004°W / 38.890844; -77.03004
OwnerSmithsonian Institution

It was dedicated on March 28, 1967. It cost $104,520. It slowly rotates on its base.[1]

Rivera created a similar sister sculpture that was installed at Rochester Institute of Technology one year later.[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Infinity, (sculpture)". SIRIS
  2. ^ [1]RIT Art on Campus

External links edit

  • "Measuring Infinity: José de Rivera's Smithsonian Sculpture on the National Mall", Curator, David Shayt, 15 January 2010
  • http://dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0000497.htm Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  • http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-jos-de-rivera-12594