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Discontinuous Aggregates

A work made of stainless steel with aluminum paint.
Art © Estate of Robert Smithson / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

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  • A work made of stainless steel with aluminum paint.

Date:

1966

Artist:

Robert Smithson
American, 1938–1973

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Contemporary Art

Artist

Robert Smithson

Title

Discontinuous Aggregates

Place

United States (Artist's nationality)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1966

Medium

Stainless steel with aluminum paint

Dimensions

50.8 × 823 × 43.2 cm (20 × 324 × 17 in.); 50.8 × 170.2 × 43.2 cm (20 × 67 × 17 in.) each

Credit Line

Gift of Virginia Dwan

Reference Number

1987.278

Copyright

Art © Estate of Robert Smithson / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

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