Gwenfritz | |
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Artist | Alexander Calder |
Year | 1968 |
Type | sculpture |
Dimensions | 1050.0 cm (413+3⁄8 in) |
Location | National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C. |
Coordinates | 38°53′30″N 77°01′55″W / 38.89176900°N 77.03196700°W / 38.89176900; -77.03196700 |
Owner | Smithsonian American Art Museum |
Gwenfritz is a painted steel abstract stabile, by Alexander Calder. It is located at the National Museum of American History, at 14th Street, and Constitution Avenue, in Washington, D.C.[1]
It was dedicated on June 2, 1969.[2] In 1983, it was relocated from the west front fountain plaza, to a corner location. [3] On October 31, 2014, the sculpture was rededicated after being restored and relocated to its original location.[4]
It is named after Gwendolyn Cafritz, widow of Morris Cafritz, who had helped finance the project as head of the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.
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