Sound Towers
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Siah Armajani (American, born Iran, 1939). Sound Towers, 1978. Lithograph on paper, 29 13/16 x 41 1/8 in. (75.7 x 104.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Michael R. Klein, 87.156.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Sound Towers
Date
1978
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Classification
Dimensions
29 13/16 x 41 1/8 in. (75.7 x 104.5 cm)
Signatures
Signed, "Siah Armajani, '78" in graphite, lower left
Inscriptions
"Front View" "Back View" "Sound towers/ tower projects 1969-19790 No. 5/ Sound is generated by the movement of air in the hollow towers/ fr= nc/4(1+.60)// fr=frequency of nth harmonic,c= speed of sound (dependent on temperature and pressure/ 1= height of towers= 12 feet 2.5 feet/f= 1052/4 (r=6x 2.5= 19.5 cps) Sn= 19.5 n CPS"
Credit Line
Gift of Michael R. Klein
Accession Number
87.156.2
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