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Wire Construction: Then in 1928, after a series of watercolour sketches, he eventually produced his famous wire constructions. Picasso submitted them as models for a monument in honour of the poet and critic Guillaume Apollinaire who had died in 1918 and who had been a good friend of his. His final version, his "Wire Construction" of 1928 (top left), reached the monumental height of over twelve feet. This sculpture, which is now in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, was regarded as final even by Picasso himself.
Having spent some years thereafter in the manufacture of iron and steel wire he utilized his new product in 1844-45 in building a viaduct across the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh, consisting of a wooden trunk supported by wire cables. The bridge comprised seven spans each 162 feet long. In 1846 he built a suspension bridge over the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh, and after building several other bridges removed his business to Trenton, N. ]., and in 1851 began the construction of the suspension bridge across Niagara River, connecting the New York Central and the Canadian Railway systems.
White rigging tape is a rigger's best friend. Everything that can possibly get near a sail should be taped to eliminate tearing. Additionally, when a wire is to be seized to another wire or to a piece of hardware (spreaders), tape the wire first, then seize it and follow with more tape. The first taping will effectively prevent slipping. |
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