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Wallingford Animal Storm, (sculpture). Artist:  Petty, Ronald, 1939- , sculptor. Robert Mortenson Foundry, founder. Title:  Wallingford Animal Storm, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Animal Storm, (sculpture). Urban Wildlife of Wallingford Area, (sculpture). Dates:  1984. Dedicated July 27, 1985. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze, aluminum; Base: concrete, bronze. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 18 ft. x Diam. 3 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. H. 6 in. x Diam. 12 ft. Inscription:  RONALD PETTY 1984 MCP/Robert Mortenson Foundry signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Tall round column covered with bas- and high-reliefs of various local animals. Standing on the top of the column is a cat peering down over the edge. The figurative reliefs around the column include a dog, squirrels, ducks, a bat, various species of fish, an owl, a crow and other species of birds. Interspersed between the animals are abstracted raindrops. The bronze and aluminum column sits on a round concrete base surrounded by a circle with bronze motifs inlaid into the surface. Among the motifs are a dragonfly, a butterfly, and a pigeon. Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Duck Animal -- Bird -- Pigeon Animal -- Bird -- Owl Animal -- Bird -- Crow Animal -- Dog Animal -- Cat Animal -- Bat Animal -- Fish Animal -- Squirrel Animal -- Insect -- Butterfly Animal -- Insect -- Dragonfly Landscape -- Weather -- Rain Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Wallingford Chamber of Commerce, Wallingford Community Council, 4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98104 Located 1701 Wallingford Avenue North, Seattle, Washington Remarks:  A nearby plaque lists 30 different animals found in the Wallingford area. At the bottom of the plaque is a relief sculpture of a slug and its trail. A different plaque indicates that the sculpture was a joint effort of the Wallingford Community Council and the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce through the Wallingford Design Council. IAS files contain transcriptions of both plaques including lists of animals and donor names. References:  Robert Mortenson Foundry, 1994. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994. Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 199. Illustration:  Image on file. Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 198. 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 WA000520   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000520 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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