Delta Solar

Delta Solar
Artist Alejandro Otero
Year 1977
Type Stainless steel
Dimensions 8.2 m × 12 m (27 ft × 40 ft)
Location National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C., United States
38°53′17″N 77°01′17″W / 38.887976°N 77.021485°WCoordinates: 38°53′17″N 77°01′17″W / 38.887976°N 77.021485°W
Owner Smithsonian Institution

Delta Solar is a public artwork by Venezuelan sculptor Alejandro Otero located outside of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, United States.[1] Delta Solar is meant to pay homage to modern technology and the Inca sun cult.[2]

Description

This abstract sculpture consists of stainless steel "sails" that move in the breeze. They are attached to an open geometric grid formed into the shape of a Delta Formation.[1] It sits on concrete and in a reflecting pool.[2]

Acquisition

The sculpture was dedicated on June 29, 1977 by Carlos Andrés Pérez, president of Venezuela as a gift celebrating the Bicentennial of the American Revolution.[1] The sculpture was originally supposed to be dedicated in the Spring, however, cold weather prohibited the pouring of concrete for the base of the structure.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Smithsonian (1977). "NASM Delta Solar Sculpture Dedicated". Chronology of Smithsonian History. Smithsonian. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jacqueline Barnitz. Twentieth-century art of Latin America. University of Texas Press, 2001, p 203.