The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 24, 2024
Source
1967
(American, 1912–1980)
Overall: 335.2 x 899.1 x 1036.3 cm (131 15/16 x 354 x 408 in.)
© Estate of Tony Smith / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: NG North Sculpture Garden
Did You Know?
The name of this sculpture was inspired by the French realist painter Gustave Courbet's The Source of the Loue (1864).Description
Considered a forerunner of minimalism, Smith created monumental sculptures in geometric forms often inspired by nature. Source possesses a balance between mass and volume, creating a playful energy that spills over into the public space.- 1967–1977?Artist's studio1977?–2001Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company, Cleveland, OH2001–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Lippard, Lucy R. Tony Smith. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1972.Storr, Robert, John Keenen, and Joan Pachner. Tony Smith: Architect, Painter, Sculptor. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1998.
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2001.256