Spiral Jetty

Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty, 1970, 35 minutes, color, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.10, © 1970, Robert Smithson. Courtesy of the Holt/Smithson Foundation and Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.

Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty, 1970, 35 minutes, color, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.10, © 1970, Robert Smithson. Courtesy of the Holt/Smithson Foundation and Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.

Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty, 1970, 35 minutes, color, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.10, © 1970, Robert Smithson. Courtesy of the Holt/Smithson Foundation and Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.

Copied Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty, 1970, 35 minutes, color, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.10, © 1970, Robert Smithson. Courtesy of the Holt/Smithson Foundation and Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.

Artwork Details

Title: Spiral Jetty
Artist: Robert Smithson
Date: 1970
Location: Not on view
Copyright: © 1970, Robert Smithson. Courtesy of the Holt/Smithson Foundation and Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.
Credit Line: Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company
Mediums: film
Mediums Description: 35 minutes, color, sound
Classifications: Media Arts
Subjects: Waterscape
Object Number: 2008.21.10
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2008.21.10

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Watch This! New Directions in the Art of the Moving Image (4.0)

December 4, 2015–August 28, 2016

Smithsonian American Art Museum

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