Family Circle (House)

Family Circle
Artist Herbert House
Year 1991 (1991)
Type Steel
Dimensions 152.4 cm × 91.44 cm × 60.96 cm (60.0 in × 36.00 in × 24.00 in)
Location Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°55′37.33″N 77°2′28.88″W / 38.9270361°N 77.0413556°W / 38.9270361; -77.0413556
Owner DC Artworks

Family Circle is a public artwork by American artist Herbert House, located at 2300 6th Street NW on the Howard University campus in Washington, D.C., United States. Family Circle was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1994.[1]

Description

Four nude figures of a male, female and two children dance in a circle. The figures are highly polished steel and have no facial features, feet or hands. The dancing figures are on top of a red circular tilted platform.[1]

Herbert House

Herbert House graduated from Illinois State University. He has been credited with creating over 500 works. Semi-retired, he now resides in Chicago, Illinois. His work is seen in the collections of Illinois State and numerous private collections.[2]

Condition

This sculpture was surveyed in 1994 for its condition and it was described that it is "well maintained."[1]

Further reading

References

  1. 1 2 3 SOS! (1993). "Family Circle (sculpture).". Save Outdoor Sculpture. Smithsonian. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Gallery of Artwork". Art on Campus. Illinois State University. 2004. Retrieved 1 Feb 2011.
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