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Soehren, Heidi,
Allegory -- Place
Object -- Fruit
Object -- Fruit
Object -- Fruit
Object -- Fruit
Architecture -- Industry
Landscape -- Tree
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Bellevue
Sculpture
Bellevue's Early Years, (sculpture).
Artist:
Soehren, Heidi, sculptor.
Title:
Bellevue's Early Years, (sculpture).
Dates:
1986.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Granite.
Dimensions:
7 panels. Each panel: approx. H. 2 ft. 6 in. x W. 2 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(On first and last panel, incised:) BELLEVUE'S EARLY YEARS/NEAR HERE, EASTSIDE PIONEERS AARON/MERCER AND WILLIAM MEYDENBAUER BUILT/BELLEVUE'S FIRST HOMES AMID THE THICK/FOREST OF THE 1870'S. SOON, EVERGREENS/GAVE WAY TO THE WINDMILL IRRIGATED LANDS/OF THE CHERITON
FRUIT
GARDENS AND/OTHER FARMS IN THE CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITY./STRAWBERRIES, BLUEBERRIES, CHERRIES AND/GRAPES FLOURISHED, AS DID RICH FAMILY LIFE./FARMLANDS, IN TURN, HAVE GIVEN WAY TO A/BEAUTIFUL, PROSPEROUS CITY - A CITY WITH/A PROUD PAST AND A PROMISING FUTURE./THESE ILLUSTRATIONS BY HEIDI SOEHREN OF WOODINVILLE/DEPICTING ELEMENTS OF BELLEVUE'S EARLY YEARS. unsigned
Description:
A panelled wall within a plaza that describes in literary and visual terms the history of Bellevue. The first and last panels describe Bellevue's history and the five panels between them contain images of strawberries, blueberries, grapes, cherries, trees, and a windmill.
Subject:
Allegory
--
Place
--
Bellevue
Object
--
Fruit
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Strawberry
Object
--
Fruit
--
Blueberry
Object
--
Fruit
--
Cherry
Object
--
Fruit
--
Grape
Architecture
--
Industry
--
Windmill
Landscape
--
Tree
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Washington
--
Bellevue
Sculpture
Owner:
Runstad, Wright and Company, 777 108th Avenue, N.E., Security Pacific Plaza, Bellevue, Washington 98009
Remarks:
The panels honor Bellevue's past history and its early settlers. The panels trace Bellevue's history from thick forest to prosperous city. IAS files contain a copy of the Bellevue Arts Commission's "Art Map" brochure.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995.
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 WA000193
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Inventory of American Sculpture
WA000193
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