''Infinity'' is an abstract sculpture designed and created by
José de Rivera
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In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...
with assistance from
Roy Gussow. It is located at the south entrance of the
National Museum of American History
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, at Madison Drive and 12th Street,
Northwest, Washington, D.C.
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It was dedicated on March 28, 1967. It cost $104,520. It slowly rotates on its base.
Rivera created a similar sister sculpture that was installed at
Rochester Institute of Technology
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one year later.
'RIT Art on Campus''
See also
* List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2
References
External links
"Measuring Infinity: José de Rivera's Smithsonian Sculpture on the National Mall"
''Curator'', David Shayt, 15 January 2010
*http://dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0000497.htm
*http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-jos-de-rivera-12594
Modernist sculpture
1967 sculptures
Sculptures in the Smithsonian Institution
Abstract sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Stainless steel sculptures
Steel sculptures in Washington, D.C.
National Mall
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