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Image

Robert Smithson, video artist

Spiral Jetty, 1970

Description

Maker

  • Robert Smithson, 1938-1973, American, video artist

Title

Spiral Jetty

Year

1970

Medium

Video, color, sound

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • VHS (TM)

Dimensions

Running Time: 32 min

Signature / Inscription / Marks

label on front: Robert Smithson VHS Video Cassette Spiral Jetty / label on video: VHS Video Cassette Spiral Jetty ca. 40 min 1990.018

Type

  • Time-based Media

Credit

Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund, Walter H. Kimball Fund, and Edgar J. Lownes Fund

Object Number

1990.018

Use

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