Moses
Artist: Tony Smith (American, 1912-1980)
Date: 1968; fabricated in 1998
Dimensions:
H: 11 ft. 6 in. (350.5 cm); W: 15 ft. (457.2 cm); Depth: 7 ft. 4 in. (223.5 cm)
Medium: Painted steel
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Marshall Field’s, by exchange
Object number: 1999.10
Label Text:Like all of his work, Tony Smith developed Moses with mathematical principles in mind. With his massive, geometric sculptures, he sought to express the profound spiritual energy he sensed in mathematics and physics.
Smith titled his works based on the images they triggered in his imagination. This sculpture’s forms reminded him of the Hebrew prophet Moses holding the tablets of the Ten Commandments in his outstretched arms.
Smith titled his works based on the images they triggered in his imagination. This sculpture’s forms reminded him of the Hebrew prophet Moses holding the tablets of the Ten Commandments in his outstretched arms.
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