Sculpture with a D

Sculpture with a "D" is an abstract sculpture by Sam Gilliam, designed in 1980 and installed in 1983. It is located at Davis (MBTA station), Somerville, Massachusetts.^[1] Painted aluminum shapes connect to one another and to a supporting grid, forming a composite 44 feet long that hangs above the platform.^[2][3] These were described by a critic as "a burst of painted abstract shapes",^[4] and include elements evoking letters which spell out the name of the station.

Sculpture with a "D"
Artist	Sam Gilliam
Year	1983 (1983)
Dimensions	(15 ft. 7 in. ft × 44 ft. 10 in ft)
Location	Davis station, Somerville, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42.397°N 71.123°W / 42.397; -71.123
Owner	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

The work was commissioned as one of the first twenty works of the Arts on the Line program.^[5]