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Tree Grate Museum: Ginko, (sculpture). Artist:  Rey, Dyan, sculptor. Title:  Tree Grate Museum: Ginko, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Ginko, (sculpture). Dates:  1987. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Cast iron. Dimensions:  Approx. L. 59 3/4 in. x W. 59 3/4 in. Inscription:  (On outer border of grate, left side:) (inscription) 1987 D. REY (On plaque beside grate:) GINGKO/Gingko biloba/TREE GRATE DESIGN DYAN REY, 1988/GINGKOS LOCATED AT THE/INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT STATION FIFTH & JACKSON STREETS/.DOWNTOWN SEATTLE TRANSIT PROJECT. signed Description:  Cast iron tree grate in four sections set flush in the sidewalk. The grate is designed as highly stylized gingko leaves. Plaque next to the grate depicts a relief of a gingko leaf on the left and a relief of a gingko tree on the right. The plaque is set directly into the sidewalk. Subject:  Object -- Foliage -- Ginkgo Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Metro, Arts Program, 821 2nd Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98104 Located Convention Place Station, Pine Street & 9th Avenue, 9th Avenue sidewalk between Pine & Terry, Seattle, Washington Remarks:  The grate is one of five representing different species of trees in the downtown Seattle area. The sculpture was funded by the Downtown Seattle Transit Project. SOS! survey reports date of 1987; plaque near grate cites date as 1988. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994. Seattle Arts Commission's "Fieldguide to Seattle's Public Art", 1991, pg. 104, 107. Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 25, 36. 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 WA000345   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000345 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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