The Moon Song - Seattle, WA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Photos taken on 8 October 2023. Taken from the website, "Commissioned as a memorial to Bobbi McCallum, a Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter and columnist from 1965 to 1969. Ms. McCallum's parents asked that the sculpture be given the title "Moon Song," because they had called their daughter by the pet name Moon Child. Plaque west of sculpture reads: IN MEMORY/BOBBI MCCALLUM/REPORTER-COLUMNIST/SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER/1965-1969/"MOON SONG"/GEORGE TSUTAKAWA, SCULPTOR 1971.
Based on markings, SOS! surveyor reported that J. Uchida was possibly a collaborating artist; however, markings are difficult to read. IAS files contain copies from Kingsbury, Martha, "George Tsutakawa," Seattle: University of Washington Press, (Bellevue Art Museum), 1990; and Rupp, James M., "Art in Seattle's Public Places: An Illustrated Guide," Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 127. For related publications see: Seattle Arts Commission, "A Field Guide to Seattle's Public Art," Seattle: Seattle Arts Commission, 1991; and Seattle Arts Commission, "A Directory of Seattle's Public Art," Seattle, WA, 1992."

TITLE: The Moon Song ARTIST(S): Tsutakawa, George, 1910-1997, sculptor. Uchida, Jack, assistant. DATE: 1971 MEDIUM: Silicon bronze. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 75008684 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 101 Elliott Avenue West, Seattle, Washington 98119 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: No water in the fountain and no plaque was found.

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