Two Lines Oblique Variation '3' - Albuquerque, New Mexico
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N 35° 05.083 W 106° 37.321
13S E 352134 N 3883641
Kinetic sculpture on University of New Mexico campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Waymark Code: WM9Z20
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2010
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Kinetic sculpture by artist George Rickey (1907-2002) near the duck pond on the campus of the University of New Mexico. This is a wind driven sculpture with two moving arms. As of this listing both arms were in motion in the slight breeze.
TITLE: Two Line Oblique Variation '3'
ARTIST(S): George Rickey
DATE: 1970-73
MEDIUM: Steel
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NM000052
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
University of New Mexico Campus
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The inventory listing states that one of the moving arms is missing. This is not the case. Both are intact and move freely.
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