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Catalog Level: item
Type: earthworks
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Classification
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Terms:
environmental
art
Modern art
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Titles or Names
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Text: Spiral Jetty
Preference: preferred
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Creation
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Creator Description: Robert Smithson
(American, 1938-1973)
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Identity: Smithson, Robert
Role: conceptual artist
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Creation Date:
April 1970
Earliest:
1970-04-01 Latest:
1970-04-30
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Creation Place/Original Location: Great
Salt Lake (Utah, United States)
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Measurements
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Dimensions Description: coil: 457.2
m (length) (1500 feet), 4.57 m (width) (15 feet)
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Value: 457.2 Unit: m Type:
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Value: 4.57 Unit: mType:
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Materials and Techniques
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Description: mud, precipitated salt
crystals, black basalt and limestone, rocks, water
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Material Names:
mud
basalt
limestone
water
salt
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Subject Matter
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Indexing Terms:
nonrepresentational art
spiral
entropy
earth
destruction
water
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Descriptive Note
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Text: The Spiral Jetty is a counterclockwise
coil of mud, salt crystals, and rocks, which were hauled
in by truck, but were indigenous elements of the landscape
at Great Salt Lake. While clockwise spirals were powerful
positive forces, the artist equated this counterclockwise
spiral with destruction and entropy, drawing upon symbolism
from many cultures.
It is best visible when the lake is low, typically during the autumn months. |
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Current Location
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Repository Name/Geographic Location: Great
Salt Lake (Utah, United States)
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