Orbits (sculpture)

Sculpture by Alexander Liberman

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]

## Description

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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]

## See also

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* Argo
* Axeltree
* Ritual II

## References

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

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* Ritual II (1966)
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* Orbits (1967)
* Contact II (1972)
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* Ulysses (1988)

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