Source (1/3)

Source

Artist	Tony Smith
Year	1967 (1967)
Type	painted steel
Dimensions	335.20 cm × 899.10 cm × 1036.30 cm (132 1/16 in × 354 3/16 in × 408 1/4 in)
Weight	13,400 lbs
Location	Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Coordinates	41°30′35.05″N 81°36′39.62″W / 41.5097361°N 81.6110056°W / 41.5097361; -81.6110056 (Source (1/3))
Owner	Cleveland Museum of Art

Source is a public artwork by US artist Tony Smith, located in the Cleveland Museum of Art Donna and Stewart Kohl Sculpture Garden, which is in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The sculpture is fabricated from steel and painted black. It is constructed from two separate pieces that are bolted together.

Description

According to Smith, the title was inspired by Gustave Courbet's painting The Source at the Loue (1964). ^[1]

This is the first of an edition of three. The second work is owned by the Tony Smith Estate. The third edition has not been fabricated. The sculpture is fabricated out of welded sheets of steel that are painted black in a manner that is similar to Smith's other work.

Historical information

When making models for his sculptures, Smith first created modular pieces based on tetrahedrons and octahedrons. He then assembled the pieces, re-using spare parts for other models and often dismantling old models to create new structures. After dismantling the model for his 1962 sculpture Gracehoper (2/3), Smith created Source (1967) and Moses (1/3) (1968).^[2]

Location history

The location history is not available prior to acquisition by the Cleveland Museum of Art. At least from 2003, Source has been on view near the Northeast corner of the building. Starting in 2010 the artwork has been installed on the east lawn of the Cleveland Museum of Art in the Donna and Stewart Kohl Sculpture Garden.

Acquisition

This sculpture was acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art in 2001 as a gift from the Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company.^[3]

Condition

This artwork was not assessed in the SOS! survey in 1992-94. The artwork was treated in 2010. The treatment involved cleaning, removing corrosion from the surface, evening out the surface, and repainting. The conservation treatment and movement of the artwork from Wade Oval to the East Lawn was overseen by conservator Shelley Paine and featured on the museum's website in a YouTube video.^[4]

References

↑ Joan Pachner. Robert Storr, ed. Tony Smith: Architect, Painter, Sculptor. New York: The Museum of Modern Art.
↑ Joan Pachner. Robert Storr, ed. Tony Smith: Architect, Painter, Sculptor. New York: The Museum of Modern Art.
↑ "CMA Catalog Entry". Cleveland Museum of Art. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
↑ "Featured Conservation Project: Source by Tony Smith". Cleveland Museum of Art. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

Tony Smith

Works (List)	Cigarette (1/3) (1961) Cigarette (2/3) (1961) Cigarette (3/3) (1961) Cigarette (AP) (1962) For Marjorie (1961) Marriage (1/3) (1961) Marriage (2/3) (1961) Marriage (3/3) (1961) Marriage (AP) (1961) Spitball (1/3) (1961) Spitball (2/3) (1961) Spitball (3/3) (1961) Spitball (AP) (1961) Tau (1/3) (1961–62) Tau (AP) (1961–62) Beardwig (1/6) (1962) Beardwig (2/6) (1962) Black Box (1/3) (1962) Black Box (2/3) (1962) Black Box (3/3) (1962) Black Box (AP) (1962) Die (1/3) (1962) Die (2/3) (1962) Die (3/3) (1962) Die (AP) (1962) Free Ride (1/3) (1962) Free Ride (2/3) (1962) Free Ride (3/3) (1962) Free Ride (AP) (1962) Gracehoper (1/3) (1962) Gracehoper (2/3) (1962) Night (1/3) (1962) Night (2/3) (1962) Night (3/3) (1962) Night (AP) (1962) Playground (1/3) (1962) Playground (2/3) (1962) Playground (3/3) (1962) Playground (AP) (1962) The Snake Is Out (1/3) (1962) The Snake Is Out (2/3) (1962) The Snake Is Out (3/3) (1962) The Snake Is Out (AP) (1962) We Lost (1/3) (1962) We Lost (2/3) (1962) We Lost (3/3) (1962) Willy (1/3) (1962) Willy (2/3) (1962) Willy (3/3) (1962) Willy (AP) (1962) Duck (1/3) (1962–63) Duck (2/3) (1962–63) Duck (3/3) (1962–63) Duck (AP) (1962–63) The Elevens Are Up (1/3) (1963) The Elevens Are Up (2/3) (1963) The Elevens Are Up (3/3) (1963) The Elevens Are Up (AP) (1963) Moondog (1/3) (1964) Moondog (2/3) (1964) Moondog (3/3) (1964) Moondog (AP) (1964) Wall (1/3) (1964) Wall (2/3) (1964) Wall (3/3) (1964) Wall (AP) (1964) Amaryllis (1/3) (1965) Amaryllis (2/3) (1965) Amaryllis (3/3) (1965) Amaryllis (AP) (1965) Generation (1/3) (1965) The Keys To Given! (1/3) (1965) The Keys To Given! (2/3) (1965) The Keys To Given! (3/3) (1965) The Keys To Given! (AP) (1965) New Piece (1/3) (1966) New Piece (2/3) (1966) New Piece (3/3) (1966) New Piece (AP) (1966) Smoke (1/3) (1967) Smoke (2/3) (1967) Source (1/3) (1967) Source (2/3) (1967) Wandering Rocks (1/5) (1967) Wandering Rocks (2/5) (1967) Wandering Rocks (3/5) (1967) Wandering Rocks (4/5) (1967) Wandering Rocks (5/5) (1967) Wandering Rocks (AP) (1967) Stinger (1967–68) Asteriskos (1968) Moses (1/3) (1968) Moses (2/3) (1968) Moses (3/3) (1968) Moses (AP) (1968) Seed (1/3) (1968) Seed (AP) (1968) Trap (3/9) (1968) For M.S. (1/6) (1969) For M.S. (2/6) (1969) For P.C. (2/6) (1969) For P.C. (3/6) (1969) For V.T. (2/6) (1969) For W.A. (1/6) (1969) For J.C. (2/6) (1969) For D.G. (1/6) (1969) For D.G. (2/6) (1969) For P.N. (1/6) (1969) For P.N. (2/6) (1969) For J.W. (1/6) (1969) For J.W. (2/6) (1969) Smog (1/3) (1969–70) Light Up (1971) She Who Must Be Obeyed (1971–72) Smug (1973) The Fourth Sign (1974) Lippizzaner (1976) One-Two-Three (1/3) (1976) One-Two-Three (2/3) (1976) One-Two-Three (3/3) (1976) One-Two-Three (1976) Throwback (1/3) (1976–77) Throwback (2/3) (1976–77) Throwback (3/3) (1976–77) Ten Elements (1/3) (1975–79) Ten Elements (2/3) (1975–79) Ten Elements (3/3) (1975–79) Ten Elements (AP) (1975–79) Last (1979)

Family	Kiki Smith Seton Smith

Wikimedia	Tony Smith in Commons

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