A rusted metal figure balances two tilted rectangular frames held together by thin wires.

Sculpture

Achilles' Heel

1968–1969

Medium
Welded steel and stainless steel wire on aluminum base
Dimensions
Overall: 34 3/4 × 38 1/8 × 36 in. (88.3 × 96.8 × 91.4 cm)
Accession number
91.49.2a-c
Acquired
1991
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Robert M. Benjamin in honor of Tom Armstrong
Reproduction credit
© 1968-69 Mark di Suvero
Edition
Unique
Department
collection

About this work

Mark di Suvero, Achilles' Heel, 1968–1969. Welded steel and stainless steel wire on aluminum base, overall: 34 3/4 × 38 1/8 × 36 in. (88.3 × 96.8 × 91.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mrs. Robert M. Benjamin in honor of Tom Armstrong 91.49.2a-c. © 1968-69 Mark di Suvero

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