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Sculptor:
Trakas, George 1944-  Search this
Medium:
Steel, textured deck plate, timber
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Site-specific
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by United States Department of Commerce National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle Washington 98115
Located NOAA Western Regional Center Sand Point Way NE & 67th Street Seattle Washington
Date:
1982-1983
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994.
Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 247-248.
Seattle Arts Commission's "Fieldguide to Seattle's Public Art", 1991, pg. 158, 162.
Summary:
Site installation along the water's edge of a park. Three triangular-shaped peninsulas of wood on the left and one penninsula on the right are joined in the center of the installation by three vertical steel posts which mark a set of stairs leading to the water. Below the wooden penninsulas are platforms of metal decking which descend into the water.
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Control number:
IAS WA000548
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_336429