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July 19, 1978

“Isis,” a sculpture by Mark di Suvero, is dedicated at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. The work was commissioned and donated by the Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel (ISIS) to commemorate its 50th anniversary. The sculpture was created by di Suvero in California, dismantled in June and shipped by truck to Washington. It took 10 days for di Suvero to reassemble it at the Hirshhorn.

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Posted: 19 July 2010
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Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.