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Ferrell, Jack,
Animal -- Fish
Object -- Flower
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Mosaic
Sculpture
(Catfish), (sculpture).
Artist:
Ferrell
,
Jack
, sculptor.
Title:
(Catfish), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Sidewalk Relief Sculpture, (sculpture).
Dates:
1978.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
One inch ceramic tile.
Dimensions:
3 panels. Each panel: approx. W. 18 in. x L. 24 in.
Description:
Three ceramic tile mosaic panels set in a sidewalk. The panels are laid diagonally at 45 degree angles. The first panel depicts three catfish in a marine setting, swimming through shallows and passing by water lilies. The second panel depicts a single catfish, also swimming amidst water lilies. The third panel, which is much smaller than the other two, has a white circle centered in it. The mosaics are laid with one inch tiles.
Subject:
Animal -- Fish -- Catfish
Object -- Flower -- Lily
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Mosaic
Sculpture
Owner:
Located Ballard Avenue, between NW Market & Dock Place, Seattle, Washington
Remarks:
A nearby plaque indicates that the panels were commissioned through the One Percent for Art program with Seattle City Light funding. The panels are one of five sidewalk sculptures commissioned for Ballard Avenue in 1978.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994.
Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 227.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS WA000601
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