Kenneth Snelson (American, b. 1927)
Double City Boots, 1967
Polished Stainless Steel, Cable

Long-term loan from Miami-Dade Art in Public Places, gift of the J. Patrick Lannan Foundation

Precisely balanced stainless steel cables and tubing form a delicate and airy structure in Snelson’s Double City Boots. To hold his sculpture together, Snelson employed a principle of tensions and compression.

Snelson’s art investigates structures, ranging from his trademark gigantic discontinuous compression sculptures to models of the atom.  Interest in atomic theory, concern with the underlying structure of the universe, and the principle of connectedness are expressed in Snelson's works. As a student, Snelson was influenced by the modular architect Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome.

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