''Delta Solar'' is a public artwork by

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Alejandro Otero Alejandro Otero (El Manteco, Bolívar, March 7, 1921 — Caracas, August 13, 1990) was a Venezuelan painter of Geometric abstraction, a sculptor, a writer and a cultural promoter. He was a founding member of the Los Disidentes group. Early life ...

located outside of the National Air and Space Museum in

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. ''Delta Solar'' is meant to pay homage to modern technology and the

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Description

This abstract sculpture consists of stainless steel "sails" that move in the breeze. They are attached to an open geometric grid formed into the shape of a

Delta Formation Delta formation is a flight pattern where multiple flying objects will come together in a V in order to fly more efficiently. Each trailing object is positioned slightly higher than the one in front, and uses the air moved by the forward object t ...

. It sits on concrete and in a reflecting pool.Jacqueline Barnitz. ''Twentieth-century art of Latin America''. University of Texas Press, 2001, p 203. File:Delta Solar Front.jpg, Front File:Delta Solar Proper Left.jpg, Proper Left File:Delta Solar Back.jpg, Back

Acquisition

The sculpture was dedicated on June 29, 1977 by

Carlos Andrés Pérez Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez (27 October 1922 – 25 December 2010) also known as CAP and often referred to as '' El Gocho'' (due to his Andean origins), was a Venezuelan politician and the president of Venezuela from 12 March 1974 to 12 M ...

, president of

as a gift celebrating the Bicentennial of the

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. The sculpture was originally supposed to be dedicated in the Spring, however, cold weather prohibited the pouring of concrete for the base of the structure.

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Alejandro Otero's ''Delta Solar''
from the Air and Space Museum {{Authority control Sculptures in the Smithsonian Institution 1977 sculptures Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C. Steel sculptures in Washington, D.C. Southwest Federal Center

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