Documented artwork / site-specific sculpture
Untitled (Filigreed Steel Line for Wellesley College)
Credit as documented: Robert Irwin
Robert Irwin’s Untitled (Filigreed Steel Line for Wellesley College) introduces a long, narrow steel band into the sloping landscape near Lake Waban. Wellesley describes a straight, 120-foot line with leaf patterns cut into the metal. Reflections from ripples on the lake animate its surface, linking the fabricated band to the changing water and terrain. The college records placement in 1980 and includes the work in the outdoor sculpture collection managed by the Davis Museum.
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At a glance
- Year / version
- 1980 placement
- Materials
- steel
- Documented setting
- outdoor
- Dimensions
- 120 feet long
- Dimensions apply to
- Length of the steel band; other axes not established.
- Availability
- Unconfirmed
Places & versions
Installation history
Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.
1980 placement
Near Clapp Library and Lake Waban, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Materials and construction
The published 120-foot measurement is the band’s length; width, thickness and structural supports are not established by the reviewed page.
Presentation and site context
The campus account directs walkers toward the area near Clapp Library and Lake Waban. It credits the gift to Georges and Lois Pattison de Menil, Mildred Cooper Glincher and Susan Marley Newhouse.
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Sources
- www.wellesley.edu ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17