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Robert Adams

Maquette for sculpture

[c.1959]

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Created by
Robert Adams 1917–1984
Title
Maquette for sculpture
Date
[c.1959]
Medium
Aluminium sheet (0.7 mm thick, cut and folded)
Dimensions
215 × 310 × 35 mm
Description
Maquette of cut and folded aluminium sheet with a series of triangular spikes, c.1958¿66.
Format
3D object
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented by Mrs Pat Adams, widow of the artist, and her daughter Mrs Mary Adams Weatherhead, in 1984 and 1990.
Reference
TGA 8421/3/11
St Ives School London Group Geometry of Fear

Archive context

  • Personal papers and artworks of Robert Adams TGA 8421 (44)
    • Maquettes and 3D objects TGA 8421/3 (12)
      • Maquette for sculpture TGA 8421/3/11
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