id:			162070
accession number:	2001.256
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2001.256
updated:		2023-01-11 09:39:45.284000

Source, 1967. Tony Smith (American, 1912–1980). Painted steel; overall: 335.2 x 899.1 x 1036.3 cm (131 15/16 x 354 x 408 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company 2001.256 © Estate of Tony Smith / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

title:				Source
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creation date:			1967
creation date earliest:		1967
creation date latest:		1967
current location:		NG North Sculpture Garden
creditline:			Gift of the Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company
copyright:			© Estate of Tony Smith / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	painted steel
department:	Contemporary Art
collection:	CONTEMP - Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Tony Smith (American, 1912–1980)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 335.2 x 899.1 x 1036.3 cm (131 15/16 x 354 x 408 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Artist's studio
	date: 1967–1977?
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	Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1977?–2001
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2001–
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fun fact:
The name of this sculpture was inspired by the French realist painter Gustave Courbet's <em>The Source of the Loue</em> (1864).

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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.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lippard, Lucy R. <em>Tony Smith</em>. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1972.
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	Storr, Robert, John Keenen, and Joan Pachner. <em>Tony Smith: Architect, Painter, Sculptor.</em> New York: The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1998.
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