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Monumental Head (French: Tête Monumentale) is a 1960 bronze sculpture by Alberto Giacometti, installed at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., in the United States. The abstract work measures 37 x 11 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches and depicts a roughly modeled head with an extended neck. Other casts of Monumental Head from this period are found in the collections of other institutions, including the Phillips Collection and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

See also

• 1960 in art
• List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2

References

1. "Monumental Head, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
2. Jenkins, Mark (2021-11-17). "At the Phillips Collection, a visual 'conversation' between the art of Europe, Africa and Japan". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
3. Chang, Richard (2008-01-11). "Windfall donation of modern art goes on display at L.A. County Museum of Art". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2023-08-01.

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