Guennette (Heizer)

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Guennette
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The sculpture in 2019
Guennette (Heizer)
Artist Michael Heizer
Year1977 (1977)
MediumGranite sculpture
Location Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates 42°21′31″N71°05′27″W / 42.358576°N 71.090913°W / 42.358576; -71.090913
Plaque for the sculpture, 2019 Cambridge, MA (2019) - 05.jpg
Plaque for the sculpture, 2019

Guennette is a 1977 Pink Laurentian granite sculpture by Michael Heizer, installed on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. [1]

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References

  1. "Guennette". MIT List Visual Arts Center. April 18, 2014.