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Sculptor:
Oliver, Marvin  Search this
Founder:
Robert Mortenson Foundry  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze, glass, copper (?); Base: concrete
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Seattle Seattle Arts Commission 312 1st Avenue North Seattle Washington 98109
Located Columbia City Library Park Rainier Avenue South & Columbian Way Seattle Washington
Date:
1992 (?). Dedicated 1992
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995.
Robert Mortenson Foundry, 1994.
Image on file.
(On plaque on front of base:) SPIRIT OF WASHINGTON/MARVIN OLIVER/1992/MADE POSSIBLE BY (transcription illegible) MERCHANTS/ASSOCIATION SOUTH EAST EFFECTIVE/DEVELOPMENT; CITY OF SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD/MATCHING FUNDS; THE KING COUNTY ARTS/COMMISSION HOTEL/MOTEL FUND; AND THE RAINIER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE unsigned
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Abstract full-length relief figure on a long, rounded bronze marker. The figure is dressed in patterned costume and has a round glass cut-out for a face. The marker sits atop a boulder made of concrete.
Topic:
Figure--Full length  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAS WA000503
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_336271