Photography by Heather Charise Foley
Grains of Sand
Grains of Sand, by conceptual artist Robert Tannen, encourages exploration of the museum grounds. Fifteen boulders of native Arkansas stone are placed along the trails. The title, Grains of Sand, and the boulders, refer to the ancient sedimentary rocks in the Ozarks.
ArtistRobert Tannen, born 1937
Date2011
MediumStone and cast aluminum
Dimensions252,000 lb. (114306.5 kg)
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2011.37
ClassificationSculpture
Provenancecommissioned by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2011
On ViewYes