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Tim's office and headed north and west towards the waterfront. On
our way, we passed this brightly colored mural on the side of a
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Space Needle, keeping watch over KIRO 7's fleet of trucks. |
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Well! The first
sculpture I saw as we entered the Sculpture Garden made me smile.
Yes, it is what it looks like, a giant typewriter eraser. It's called
Typewriter Eraser, Scale X.
Artist: Claes
Oldenburg (b. 1929) and Coosje van Bruggen (b. 1942)
Date: 1998-99
Media: Painted stainless steel and fiberglass
Dimensions: 19 feet 4 inches by 11 feet 1/12 inch by
11 feet 8/14 inch |
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Just beyond it
could be seen a very colorful piece called Eagle. It was
first seen outside a bank in Fort Worth, Texas, then moved to Philadelphia,
and finally brought to Seattle by Seattle Art Museum trustee Jon
Shirley and his wife, Mary.
Artist: Alexander
Calder (1898-1976)
Date: 1971
Medium: Painted steel
Dimensions: 38 feet 9 inches by 32 feet 6 inches by
32 feet 6 inches |
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There are 5 parts
to this massive 3 ton sculpture called Wake. They stand at
the end of the Bill and Melinda Gates Amphitheater. It
has been installed to withstand earthquakes.
Artist: Richard
Serra (b. 1939)
Date: 2004
Medium: Weatherproof steel
Dimensions: 14 ft. by 125 ft. by 46 ft. |
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In a corner near
Wake was a sculpture with the seemingly odd name of Sky
Landscape 1. The sculptor, Louise Nevelson, was best known for
very intricate wood assemblies.
Artist: Louise
Nevelson (1899-1988)
Date: 1983
Medium: Painted aluminum
Dimensions: 10 feet by 10 feet by 6 feet 2 inches |
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Perre's Ventaglio
111 is meant to be looked at from all angles. The mirrored surfaces
reflect objects and contrast with the spaces which show the static
landscape (I think).
Artist: Beverly
Pepper (b. 1924)
Date: 1967
Media: Stainless steel and enamel
Dimensions: 7 feet 10 inches by 6 feet 8 inches by
8 feet |
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Bunyon's
Chess is the name of this sculpture. I'm not sure why. It sure
has a pretty place to stand.
Artist: Mark di
Suvero (b. 1933)
Date: 1965
Media: Stainless steel and wood
Dimensions: 22 feet high |
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The concrete
bench, one of the sculptures, reminded me of a booth in an old Diner.
Artist: Roy McMakin
(b. 1956)
Date: 2004
Medium: Cast concrete
Dimensions: 5 feet by 5 feet by 3 feet |
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Here is Tim, seen
through the beautifully colored glass bridge adornment called Seattle
Cloud Cover.
Artist: Teresita
Fernández (b. 1968)
Date: 2004-06
Media: Laminated glass with photographic interlayer
Dimensions: 9 feet 6 inches by 200 feet by 6 feet 3
inches |
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