Untitled, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes: Save Outdoor Sculpture, West Virginia survey, 1992.; (On inner lip of welded ring, rear:) Moss '78 signed; The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary: An acoustical sculpture. The sculpture is built with steel strips one foot wide and ten feet long, spot welded together on the long sides. The work is comprised of two identical sections facing in opposite directions. Each section is made of ten strips welded together and fashioned in a slight arc. A circular strip of steel is welded to the convex side of each piece. The sections are welded together at the center uppermost point and at the base. The curved sections catch and direct the sounds of the nearby streets to an optimum point in front of the concave sections. The welded rings serve to add resonance to the sections as well as support.

Owner/Location: Shepherd College School of the Arts and Humanities East German & King Streets, next to Reynolds & McMurry Halls Shepherdstown West Virginia 25443