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

This sculpture is located between the airport parking lot and the airport terminal near the south end of the parking lot. It's a fairly small parking lot, and the statue is impossible to miss. Very eye-catching, but it doesn't look anything like your typical inukshuk!

The following information is from the Seattle Outdoor Art website:

Title: Poktalartok Inukshuk

Artist: Lawrence Beck, 1979

Location: King County Airport on Airport Way S.

Medium: Steel

Descr: Stainless steel sculpture. The name means "floating shape" in the Inuit Language.

TITLE: Poktalaruk ARTIST(S): Larry Beck DATE: 1979 MEDIUM: Stainless steel. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 65570004 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: King County Airport, 7299 Perimeter Road, S., Seattle, Washington 98104 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: The Smithsonian page doesn't include a Date for the sculpture, but according to the Seattle Outdoor Art website listed in the Long Description, it was created in 1979.

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