Voltri XV

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Voltri XV
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Voltri XV is an abstract sculpture by David Smith.

It is part of the Voltri series created in May through June 1962 in Italy. [1] He worked at an abandoned steel factory, where he welded scrap steel. With assistants, he produced Twenty Six sculptures in thirty days. [2]

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It showed at Spoleto, Italy, [3] the White House, [4] and the Guggenheim Museum, [5] and is at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. [6]

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References

  1. "David Smith (1906-1965)".
  2. A Garden for Art, Valerie J. Fletcher, LOC # 97-61991, p.82
  3. "Voltri XV, 1962 (in background)". Archived from the original on 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  4. "At the White House: The First Lady's Sculpture Garden". Archived from the original on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  5. "Artnet Magazin".
  6. "Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden". Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2010-05-28.