Delta Solar

Delta Solar

Artist	Alejandro Otero
Year	1977 (1977)
Type	Stainless steel
Dimensions	820 cm × 1,200 cm (324 in × 480 in)
Location	National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C., United States
	38°53′17.4″N 77°1′11.06″W / 38.888167°N 77.0197389°W / 38.888167; -77.0197389
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]

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  Front

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  Proper Left

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  Back

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

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References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Smithsonian (1977). "NASM Delta Solar Sculpture Dedicated". Chronology of Smithsonian History. Smithsonian. http://siris-sihistory.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=128927453E90E.22833&profile=sicall&uri=link=3100012~!7286~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=alpha&menu=search&ri=2&source=~!sichronology&term=Otero+Rodr%C3%ADguez,+Alejandro&index=. Retrieved 3 January 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Jacqueline Barnitz. Twentieth-century art of Latin America. Univeristy of Texas Press, 2001, p 203.