Reality Relics: Newspaper Page (Seattle, WA)
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N 47° 39.028 W 122° 21.000
10T E 548813 N 5277656
Embedded in a sidewalk of the traffic island near the Center of the Universe signpost (in Seattle, WA) lies a crumpled page from the Fremont Forum newspaper.
Waymark Code: WMX4QC
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2017
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This crumbled newspaper sculpture is one of local Seattle artist Anita Fisk's remaining sculptures. In 1980 she created six (or seven, depending on the source) original pieces in a series titled Reality Relics. They were installed in 1981.
Most were everyday items that we discard or take for granted: a workman's glove dropped on the ground, a paper lunch sack left on a park bench, a couple of library books left behind, and a beer bottle. Two of the art pieces were whimsical memories of childhood: Space Cards (childrens' collectible cards) and The Wicked Witch Shoes.
Only four of the sculptures remain. The whereabouts of the sack lunch, beer bottle, and witch's shoes are unknown.
The Fremont Formum history - (visit link)
TITLE: Reality Relics: Newspaper Page (sculpture), Seattle, WA
ARTIST(S): Anita Fisk
DATE: 1981
MEDIUM: Sculpture: Everdur Bronze with patina; Foundation: concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS WA000015
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
N 47° 39.028 W 122° 21.000
SE end of traffic island bounded by Fremont Pl N, Fremont Ave N, and N 35th St, Seattle, WA 98103
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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