Cubi XXVI
Encyclopedia
Cubi XXVI is an abstract sculpture by David Smith
, in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
.
Constructed of stainless steel
on January 12 1965, it was purchased in 1978. It was on loan to the White House
. It is a part of the Cubi
series.
David Smith (sculptor)
David Roland Smith was an American Abstract Expressionist sculptor and painter, best known for creating large steel abstract geometric sculptures.-Biography:...
, in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden is the most recent addition to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Completed and opened to the public on May 23, 1999, the location provides an outdoor setting for exhibiting a number of pieces from the Museum's contemporary sculpture...
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Constructed of stainless steel
Stainless steel
In metallurgy, stainless steel, also known as inox steel or inox from French "inoxydable", is defined as a steel alloy with a minimum of 10.5 or 11% chromium content by mass....
on January 12 1965, it was purchased in 1978. It was on loan to the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
. It is a part of the Cubi
Cubi
Cubi is a series of stainless steel sculptures that are made up of cubes, rectangular solids and cylinders with spheroidal or flat endcaps. This series of 28 sculptures was the last of the artistic output of the American sculptor David Smith...
series.