Subcommittee (Cragg)

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Subcommittee
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Artist Tony Cragg
Year1991
Type Steel
Location Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., United States
Owner Smithsonian Institution

Subcommittee is a sculpture by Tony Cragg. [1] Constructed of mild steel in 1991, in an edition of 4, it will rust with the passage of time.

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The rack of stamps serves as a satiric commentary on committees. [2] It is in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. [3]

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References

  1. "Subcommittee, (sculpture)". si.edu.
  2. Valerie J Fletcher. A Garden for Art. p. 94.
  3. "Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden". Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2010-05-28.