Orbits (sculpture)

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Orbits
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Artist Alexander Liberman
Year1967
Type steel
Dimensions160 cm× 190 cm× 64 cm(64 in× 73 in× 25 in)
Location Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates Coordinates: 43°10′36.6″N87°56′11.8″W / 43.176833°N 87.936611°W / 43.176833; -87.936611
OwnerBradley Family Foundation

Orbits is a public art work by Russian-American artist Alexander Liberman located at the Lynden Sculpture Garden near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] The sculpture is an abstract form; it is installed on the patio. [2]

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The sculpture consists of four narrow tubes painted red-orange. Two tubes form elipses; two thrust toward the ground and out into space. [2]

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References

  1. Bradley Family Foundation (2012). "Orbits (sculpture)". Inventory of American Sculpture. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Orbits". Lynden Sculpture Garden. Retrieved 12 December 2012.