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Beyer, Richard,
Fantasy -- Animal
Architecture -- Domestic
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Sculpture
Sasquatch Pushing Over a House, (sculpture).
Artist:
Beyer, Richard, 1925-2012, sculptor.
Title:
Sasquatch Pushing Over a House, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1982.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: cast aluminum, wood, Cor-Ten steel; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 x 18 x 16 ft.; Base: approx. 4 in. x 1 1/2 ft. x 5 3/4 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Full-length cast aluminum figure of Sasquatch pushing against a house frame. The figure is leaning against the wood frame with its proper left shoulder, its proper right leg stretched back for leverage. The frame, painted blue with red and yellow joins, is tilted with the "weight" leaning on it. The frame is set directly into a sand playground; the figure stands on a concrete base.
Subject:
Fantasy -- Animal
Architecture -- Domestic -- House
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Seattle, Seattle Arts Commission, 312 1st Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109
Located University Playground, N.E. 50th & 9th Avenue, Seattle, Washington
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995.
Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 195.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 195.
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 WA000461
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