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 Broken Obelisk - Seattle, WA
N 47° 39.365 W 122° 18.543
10T E 551883 N 5278307
A sculpture located in Red Square on the University of Washington campus.
Waymark Code: WMVDQ4
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2017
Views: 5
The following description of this sculpture is taken from the Smithsonian Art Inventory Database website:
Inverted obelisk balanced on top of pyramid base.
One of an edition of 3. Gift of the Virginia Wright Fund. IAS files contain copies from University of Washington Daily, April 5, 1977, pg. 10, which discusses wind-damage; University of Washington Daily, Oct. 12, 1977, pg. 18, which discusses obelisk's removal for repair of wind-damage; Rupp, James M., "Art in Seattle's Public Places: An Illustrated Guide," Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 189; and University Week (University of Washington, Seattle, WA), March 12, 1992, pg. 1, which discusses restoration.
After a quick online search of this sculpture, I located an article that mentions this sculpture having gone through a restoration in March of 2008 at a cost of $32,000.
TITLE: Broken Obelisk
ARTIST(S): Barnett Newman
DATE: 8/20/1971
MEDIUM: Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel; Base: Cor-Ten steel, concrete, and red brick.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 75008702
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Sculpture is located in Red Square and near the SE corner of Kane Hall. This sculpture is large and very noticeable from anywhere within Red Square.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The only addition I have to add from the IAS description and my observation is an online article I located that mentions a restoration of this sculpture made in 2008 at a cost of $32,000.
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