''Cubi XII'' is an abstract sculpture by David Smith. Constructed of stainless steel, completed on April 7 1963, it was purchased from his estate by the

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is an art museum beside the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. The museum was initially endowed during the 1960s with the permanent art collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn. It was designed ...

in 1968. It is a part of the ''

Cubi The ''Cubi'' series is a group of stainless steel sculptures built from cubes, rectangular solids and cylinders with spheroidal or flat endcaps. These pieces are among the last works completed by the sculptor David Smith (sculptor), David Smith. ...

'' series. He used the shiny finish to contrast with the landscape. The circular grind marks change in varying lighting conditions.''A Garden for Art'', Valerie J. Fletcher, LOC # 97-61991, p.82

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1963 sculptures Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Modernist sculpture Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C. Sculptures by David Smith Sculptures in the Smithsonian Institution Steel sculptures in Washington, D.C. {{public-art-stub

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