Night - Seattle, WA
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bluesnote
N 47° 36.119 W 122° 20.027
10T E 550077 N 5272278
One of several sculptures at Pioneer Square in downtown Seattle, Washington.
Waymark Code: WM18ZA3
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2023
Views: 1
Taken from the Smithsonian website, "Inscription:
(On front side of panel is text in the Lushootseed language.) (On back of panel:) CHIEF/SEATTLE/NOW/THE/STREETS/ARE/OUR/HOME (On plaque on front of base:) "Night"/Hachivi Edgar Heap of Birds/Front: Lushootseed (Chief Seattle's native language)/Back: English/In Public: Seattle 1991/A temporary public art project by the Seattle Arts Commission,/the Virginia Wright Fund and the Seattle Art Museum/For more information, please call 521-0329 unsigned
Description:
Painted metal panel mounted into a wooden frame. The rectangular panel has a white background with random patterns of green dollar signs and black crosses. The vertical panel and frame sit directly on a cobblestone walk."
TITLE: Night
ARTIST(S): Heap of Birds, Hachivi Edgar, 1954- , sculptor
DATE: 1991
MEDIUM: Sculpture: metal, painted; Base: wood.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS WA000543
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted.
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