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Orbits

Artist	Alexander Liberman
Year	1967
Type	steel
Dimensions	160 cm × 190 cm × 64 cm (64 in × 73 in × 25 in)
Location	Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates	43°10′36.6″N 87°56′11.8″W / 43.176833°N 87.936611°W / 43.176833; -87.936611
Owner	Bradley Family Foundation

Orbits is a public art work by Russian-American artist Alexander Liberman located at the Lynden Sculpture Garden near Milwaukee, Wisconsin.^[1] The sculpture is an abstract form; it is installed on the patio.^[2]

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The sculpture consists of four narrow tubes painted red-orange. Two tubes form elipses; two thrust toward the ground and out into space.^[2]

References

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^ Bradley Family Foundation (2012). "Orbits (sculpture)". Inventory of American Sculpture. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Orbits". Lynden Sculpture Garden. Retrieved 12 December 2012.

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Orbits (sculpture)

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