Gracehoper (2/3)
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Gracehoper is a public artwork by American artist Tony Smith, located in the Louisville Waterfront Park, which is in Louisville, Kentucky. This large-scale sculpture, measuring twenty-two feet high and forty six feet long, was fabricated by Lippincott, Inc in 1988, eight years after Smith's death, at a cost of one million dollars.[1] The sculpture is made of welded steel that has been painted black.
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Artist | Tony Smith |
Year | 1962 (1962), fabricated 1988 |
Type | Steel, painted black |
Dimensions | 6.91 m × 7.3 m × 14 m (22 ft 8 in × 24 ft × 46 ft) |
Location | Louisville Waterfront Park, Louisville, Kentucky |
Coordinates | 38°15′36.87″N 85°44′55.03″W |
Owner | The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts |
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