Robert Smithson. Spiral Jetty. 1969-70
black rock, salt crystal, and earth spiral, length 1,500' Great Salt Lake, Utah

"Financial backing provided by the prestigious Dwan Gallery to construct a piece of "land art." The concept is to use expanses of open areas as a canvas to take art out of the confining galleries and onto the open land." http://www.sltrib.com/specials/gsl/stories/jetty.htm

Robert Smithson (1938B1973) draft writing about his earthwork Spiral Jetty, ca. 1970, describing the evolution of the piece. Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt Papers. Donated by Nancy Holt, 1986-1995.

Nancy Holt. Sun Tunnels, 1973-76 Lucin, Utah  © Photograph by Laurence Belingard, 1999