Grains of Sand
Grains of Sand
Artist
Robert Tannen
(born 1937)
Date2011
MediumStone and cast aluminum
Dimensions252,000 lb. (114306.5 kg)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2011.37
Accession number
2011.37
DescriptionFifteen native stone boulders with cast aluminum numbersOn View
On viewLabel TextGrains of Sand, by conceptual artist Robert Tannen, encourages exploration of the museum grounds. Fifteen boulders of native Arkansas stone are placed along the trails. The title, Grains of Sand, and the boulders, refer to the ancient sedimentary rocks in the Ozarks.
