Walter De Maria
The Lightning Field, 1977
Walter De Maria, The Lightning Field, 1977. © Estate of Walter De Maria. Photo: John Cliett
Overview
Walter De Maria created The Lightning Field in 1977. Open each year from May through October, this work includes 400 polished stainless steel poles measuring approximately 20 feet and 7 ½ inches in height that are spaced 220 feet apart. A sculpture to be walked in as well as viewed, The Lighting Field is intended to be experienced over an extended period of time.
Artwork Details
- Artist
- Walter De Maria
- Medium
- Stainless steel
- Reference number
- 1977.003.1–.400
- Title
- The Lightning Field
- Dimensions
- one mile by one kilometer
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Year
- 1977
- Credit line
- Dia Art Foundation
- Location
- Quemado, New Mexico
Artist
Walter De Maria
Walter De Maria was born in Albany, California, in 1935. He died in Los Angeles in 2013.