Sculpture with a "D" is an abstract sculpture by Sam Gilliam, designed in 1980 and installed in 1983. It is located at Davis (MBTA station), Somerville, Massachusetts.[1] Painted aluminum shapes connect to one another and to a supporting grid, forming a composite 44 feet long that hangs above the platform.[2][3] These were described by a critic as "a burst of painted abstract shapes",[4] and include elements evoking letters which spell out the name of the station.
| Sculpture with a "D" | |
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| Artist | Sam Gilliam |
| Year | 1983 |
| Dimensions | (15 ft. 7 in. ft × 44 ft. 10 in ft) |
| Location | Davis station, Somerville, Massachusetts |
| 42°23′49″N 71°07′23″W / 42.397°N 71.123°W | |
| Owner | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |
The work was commissioned as one of the first twenty works of the Arts on the Line program.[5]
References
edit- ^ Red Line Northwest Extension Pamphlet pages 10-11 | The Davis Square Tiles Project
- ^ Sculpture with a "D", (sculpture), Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog
- ^ "The Public Artworks of Rockne Krebs and Sam Gilliam, Built and Unbuilt | Jefferson Place Gallery". 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "UNDERGROUND ART IN BOSTON AREA SUBWAY". The New York Times. 1985-05-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ^ Gerber, Dana (November 18, 2021). "A commuter's guide to art underground". BostonGlobe.com. Boston Globe. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
External links
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- "On the Red Line" (PDF). 2002. Cambridge Arts Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
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