He - Seattle, WA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Within the plaza of property owned by Martin Selig Real Estate in downtown Seattle exist two bronze statues of a man and woman, both sitting on separate park benches across from each other. They invite you to sit next to them and engage them while they take a break from the hustle and bustle of city life around them.

The male statue, titled He, depicts a life-size older gentleman, kicking back and relaxing on a park bench, with not a care-in-the-world-look on his face. The AIC description of this statue says the following:

Full-length, life-size figure in bronze of an elderly man sitting on a park bench. His hands are folded behind his head and his proper left leg is crossed; his proper left ankle rests on his proper right knee. He wears a jacket, vest, shirt, trousers and lace-up boots. His hat rests beside him on the bench. He has a happy expression on his face and is gazing up towards the sky.

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The statue was created by Howard Garnitz. The following info on Garnitz comes from Artmeister.com:

Howard Garnitz studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Art, the Chicago Art Institute and the University of Illinois. His work has been featured in fine galleries in the United States and abroad-and in museum collections such as the New Britain Museum of American Art. His sculptures also appear in public installations such as the Fourth and Blanchard Towers in Seattle, Washington. Numerous publications have pictured his works: Placemakers, National Geographic's America's Spectacular Northwest, Art in Seattle's Public Places are a few.

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The two statues in this plaza, along with other works of art in Seattle are owned by Martin Selig. His wife, Catherine Mayer, has installed a giant red popsicle sculpture on this same block on the corner of Blanchard and 4th and can be viewed and waymarked here.

TITLE: He ARTIST(S): Howard Garnitz DATE: 1979 MEDIUM: Cast bronze; Bench: wood CONTROL NUMBER: IAS WA000372 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Martin Selig Real Estate Fourth & Blanchard Building (plaza) Corner of 4th and Lenora St Seattle, WA 98104 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: I saw no differences in the AIC description and my observation.

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