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Smith’s work consists of complex polyhedrons, inspired in part by his study of mathematics and crystallography, and it explores the relationship between form and scale as well as perception, location, and duration. Smith titled his sculptures only after the maquettes had been finished. About <I>Moses</I>, the artist said, \"The parallel uprights suggested the horns of Michelangelo’s <EM>Moses</EM>. We know that these strange attributes were the result of a misunderstanding by the Latin Vulgate of the Hebrew word ‘shone.’ .&nbsp;.&nbsp;. My sculpture, without previous intent, perpetuates this curiosity.\" <EM>Moses</EM> is one of over a dozen outdoor sculptures in the Putnam Collection, funded by the family of Lieutenant John B. 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