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This object is on display in West Terrace at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

West Terrace

Object Details

Country of Origin

Venezuela

Type

ART-Sculpture

Medium

Kinetic Sculpture

Artist

Alejandro Otero

Physical Description

Delta solar, 1977; kinetic sculpture, grid of stainless steel, filled with triangular sails, set in end in a pool of water, complete plans in research file.

Dimensions

Overall: 27 ft. H × 53 ft. 11 in. L × 31 ft. 10 in. D , 15200lb. (823 × 1634.4 × 970.3cm, 6894.7kg)

Inventory Number

A19772731000

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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