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Big Six
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Big Six

Artist Tony Rosenthal (American, 1914 - 2009)
CultureAmerican
Date1975
MediumStructural steel
DimensionsOverall: 100 x 120 1/2 x 88 in. (254 x 306.1 x 223.5 cm)
Lengths of individual beams: 44 in., 53 in., 92 in., 105 in., 106 in., 108 in., 120 in.
InscribedIn cut-out metal, affixed to a beam: "ROSENTHAL 75"
Portfolio1 of 4
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number76.82
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Museum Grounds
DescriptionSculpture composed of 7 square-shaped hollow beams, welded together in diagonal orientations. Rusted surface. Signed and dated, in cut-out metal affixed to one beam: "ROSENTHAL 75".

Label TextTony Rosenthal American, 1914–2009 Big Six, 1975 Structural steel Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 76.82 Published ReferencesGallery Reviews. "Walter Darby Bannard/Tony Rosenthal," _Arts Magazine_ (03/1977): 31.
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