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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Laigo, Val,     Ethnic -- Filipino     Animal -- Cattle     Animal -- Fish     Emblem -- Cross     Emblem -- Star of David     Animal -- Bird     Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle     Mosaic     Mural     Sculpture

East is West, (sculpture). Artist:  Laigo, Val, 1930-1992, sculptor. Title:  East is West, (sculpture). Dates:  1980. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Concrete, ceramic tile. Dimensions:  3 panels. Overall: approx. L. 15 ft.; Center panel: approx. H. 10 ft.; Side panels: approx. H. 8 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on central panel:) This tryptich is dedicated to all of Filipino/persuasion the residents and denizens of/Beacon Hill indeed anyone who still enjoys/and exercises a sense of humor and good will/also Mom and Dad my brothers and sisters inlaws and outlaws nephews and nieces/particularly Wendy's husband JR who told/me what he did/my sons and dear wife/with love/Val (On plaque on lower south corner of center panel:) Perhaps/may we yet/realize/all within/upon/and above/Mother Earth/is/One Creature/V. Laigo/80 (On bronze plaque:) 1980 (with signatures of apprentices) (On the north panel is a plaque listing acknowledgements) (On the north side of the north panel is a plaque listing members of the Bridge and Park committees) (On the south side of the south panel is a plaque listing the names of people who donated to the project) signed Description:  Three concrete panels inlaid on both sides with ceramic tile mosaic incorporating symbols of the Filipino culture and community. On the east side of the right panel is a fish, a Spanish cross, and a bull's head. On the east side of the left panel, a rooster and a sun with 8 rays are visible. The east side of the center panel includes images of fish arranged in an abstracted yin-yang symbol. On the west side of the three panels are symbols of the American melting pot: a star and crescent, a cross, a 5-pointed star, a Star of David, and an 8-pointed Chinese star. Also incorporated into the panels are cut-out shapes through which the sky and surrounding scenery are visible. Subject:  Ethnic -- Filipino Animal -- Cattle Animal -- Fish Emblem -- Cross Emblem -- Star of David Animal -- Bird -- Chicken Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle Mosaic Mural Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Seattle, Seattle Arts Commission, 312 1st Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109 Located J. P. Rizal Park, 12th Avenue South & South Judkins Street, Seattle, Washington Remarks:  The project was funded by the Seattle Arts Commission and the Filipino community, which raised half the funds for the project. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995. Seattle Arts Commission's "Fieldguide to Seattle's Public Art", 1991, pg. 176. Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 163-164. Illustration:  Image on file. Seattle Arts Commission's "Fieldguide to Seattle's Public Art", 1991, pg. 177. 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 WA000507   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000507 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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