Curve XXIV

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Curve XXIV
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Curve XXIV
Artist Ellsworth Kelly
Year1981 (1981)
TypeSculpture
Medium Weathering steel
Location Olympic Sculpture Park (Seattle Art Museum), Seattle, Washington
Coordinates 47°36′59″N122°21′14″W / 47.616261°N 122.353965°W / 47.616261; -122.353965

Curve XXIV is an outdoor 1981 weathering steel sculpture by Ellsworth Kelly, installed at Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle, Washington. [1] [2] The pieces measures 6 feet, 4 inches by 19 feet by 4 inches. [3] It is one of several fan-shaped sculptures by Kelly. [4]

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References

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Searchtool.svg Olympic Sculpture Park: "Curve XXIV," Ellsworth Kelly (January 17, 2007), Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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  2. "Sculpture Park | The art & artists, a walking guide". Old.seattletimes.com. 2010-05-19. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
  3. "Olympic Metal - artnet Magazine". Artnet.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
  4. "'White Curve', Ellsworth Kelly: Catalogue entry". Tate.org.uk. 2015-12-10. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-09-18.