Swing Low: Museum Object and Cultural History
Swing Low: Date: 2016. Created by: Richard Hunt, American, 1935 - 2023. Commissioned by: National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003.
The object in the museum catalogue
Sculpture of welded bronze suspended from the ceiling of Heritage Hall in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. The sculpture is suspended from cables at four separate points, with swooping arc segments intended to evoke the swinging motion and wings of angels.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2016
- Created by: Richard Hunt, American, 1935 - 2023
- Commissioned by: National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
- Type: installations (sculpture)
- Medium: bronze
- Dimensions: Overall with Weight: 1500 lb. (680.4 kg)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Architecture
- Topic: Art
- Topic: Museums
- Topic: Spirituals (Music)
- Object number: 2017.63
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Richard Hunt
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Richard Hunt Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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