Agricola IV by David Smith

David Smith created the Agricola IV in 1952. The piece itself is made of cast iron and stainless steel as the date 1952 is welded on a plate at the base. We see an impression of a running figure; said to be frozen in time.  It almost appears as if he is running on what could be considered part of a clock, as there is an illusion of roman numerals. This may not have been the original intention when Smith created this piece, but a man running out of time is tragedically poetic. Smith and his wife Dorothy Dehner ended their marriage the same year and the emotion that could come from a divorce could possibly have inspired a sculpture as such.