Family Circle
(House)
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Family Circle
Artist
Herbert House
Year
1991
Type
Dimensions
152.4 cm × 91.44 cm
× 60.96 cm (60.0 in
× 36.00 in × 24.00 in)
Location
Washington, D.C.
Owner
DC Artworks
Family Circle
is a public artwork by the American artist Herbert House,
located at the intersection of 18th and Harvard Streets NW in the
neighborhood of
, United States.
Family Circle
was dedicated
in 1991. It was surveyed as part of the
survey in 1994.
Description
[
]
Four nude figures of a male, female and two children dance in a circle. The
figures are highly polished steel and have no facial features, feet or
hands.
House created the sculpture out of car bumpers that he cut and
welded.
The dancing figures are on top of a red circular tilted platform.
Herbert House
[
]
Herbert House grew up in Washington, D.C.
He graduated from
and has been credited with creating over 500 works. House resides
in
. His work is seen in the collections of Illinois State
and numerous private collections.
Condition
[
]
This sculpture was surveyed in 1994 for its condition, and it was described as "well maintained."
In 2017, the
sculpture was vandalized when two of the figures were torn off the platform.
In 2018, the city hired House to repair
the piece, and it went back on display.
References
[
]
^
SOS! (1993).
.
Save Outdoor Sculpture
. Smithsonian
. Retrieved
10 December
2010
.
^
Kelly, John (2023-04-10).
.
Washington Post
.
. Retrieved
2023-08-17
.
^
.
Washington Post
. Retrieved
7 January
2020
.
.
Art on Campus
. Illinois State University. 2004. Archived from
on 19 July 2011
. Retrieved
1 February
2011
.
.
PoPville
. Retrieved
7 January
2020
.
External links
[
]
from
The Washington Post
2010-12-29 at
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