'The Barnes Totem,' depicted in an artist rendition, has been installed outside the new gallery of the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia. The 40-foot-tall stainless steel sculpture is by Ellsworth Kelly. Image courtesy the Barnes Foundation.

Ellsworth Kelly sculpture installed at new Barnes gallery

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'The Barnes Totem,' depicted in an artist rendition, has been installed outside the new gallery of the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia. The 40-foot-tall stainless steel sculpture is by Ellsworth Kelly. Image courtesy the Barnes Foundation.

‘The Barnes Totem,’ depicted in an artist rendition, has been installed outside the new gallery of the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia. The 40-foot-tall stainless steel sculpture is by Ellsworth Kelly. Image courtesy the Barnes Foundation.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A sculpture by acclaimed artist Ellsworth Kelly is now in place outside the soon-to-open new gallery of the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Inquirer says gusty winds Monday that delayed the installation by a day had slackened, allowing the 40-foot stainless steel sculpture called The Barnes Totem to be set in place at the head of a reflecting pool on the north side of the building.

The Barnes Foundation opens May 19 in its new location near the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The world-renowned collection of Impressionist and Modernist art is relocating from its longtime home in suburban Merion after a long legal battle.

The sculpture was commissioned and donated to the Barnes by the Neubauer Family Foundation.

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'The Barnes Totem,' depicted in an artist rendition, has been installed outside the new gallery of the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia. The 40-foot-tall stainless steel sculpture is by Ellsworth Kelly. Image courtesy the Barnes Foundation.

‘The Barnes Totem,’ depicted in an artist rendition, has been installed outside the new gallery of the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia. The 40-foot-tall stainless steel sculpture is by Ellsworth Kelly. Image courtesy the Barnes Foundation.

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