https://mallhistory.org/files/original/84afd9789c6e3d98a6883c74abef8266.jpg 77f7fe683e56406a440e5f4f6c39b014 Place Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.) Type The nature or genre of the resource Statues and Sculpture Physical Description Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall. Including the base and sculpture, the piece is 34-feet high. The stainless steel shape is 16-feet wide. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Infinity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jose de Rivera Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives. <a href="http://siris-sihistory.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&amp;profile=all&amp;source=~!sichronology&amp;uri=full=3100001~!9357~!0#focus">View original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/28/1967 (dedicated) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950-1979 Description An account of the resource Louisiana-born sculptor, Jose de Rivera designed and built the abstract sculpture "Infinity" that currently welcomes visitors to the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/48">Smithsonian National Museum of American History</a>. The sculpture slowly rotates on its base, completing 1 revolution every 6 minutes. In 1965, the federal Art-in-Architecture program commissioned this statue by reserving half of 1 % of the estimated total construction costs of the new National Museum of History and Technology. Museum architect, Walker Cain, recommended Rivera's proposal for a new art work to accompany the new museum. After two years of design and construction, the sculpture was dedicated in the spring of 1967.