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Cigarette (1/3)

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Sculptures by Tony SmithSteel sculptures in New York (state)

Cigarette is a public artwork by United States artist Tony Smith, located on the grounds of the Albright Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, NY. Cigarette is a minimalist piece of environmental sculpture created by in 1961. The sculpture is over 15 feet tall and made of flat planes of steel in a twisted form. This is the first in an edition of three (with one artists proof); no. 2 is at MOMA in New York. A small scale version of the work is in the collection of the Saint Louis Art Museum.

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