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Seattle George Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Simpson, Buster, 1942- , sculptor. Fabrication Specialties, fabricator. TRA, architectural firm. Danadjieva & Koenig Associates, landscape architect. Title:  Seattle George Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Seattle, Washington Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Aluminum, steel, painted metal, wire, English ivy, concrete, and mylar sheets. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 28 ft. Inscription:  (Incised on concrete support, facing east:) Seattle George Monument/1989/Buster Simpson, Artist/Fabrication Specialties, Fabricator/commissioned by the/Washington State Arts Commission signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  "A 'living bust' simultaneously portraying Chief Seattle and George Washington. A tripod supports a cone-shaped torso and the monument's head, which is made of 24 aluminum profiles of Chief Seattle fanned out to create a framework for English ivy. A large template, whose outside sharpened edge forms George Washington's profile, acts as a wind vane, turning and trimming the ivy overgrowth into a 360-degree bust of George Washington." Includes metal benches and arbor at bottom of sculpture. Subject:  Portrait male -- Seattle, Chief -- Bust Ethnic -- Indian Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Bust Occupation -- Political -- President Object Type:  Kinetic Bench Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Washington State Arts Commission, Art in Public Places Program, 110 9th & Columbia Bldg., Mail Stop GH-11, Olympia, Washington 98504 Accession Number: WSAC88.035.000 Located Washington State Convention & Trade Center, North of 7th Avenue between Union & Pike Streets, Seattle, Washington Remarks:  Purchased with funds from the state's One-half of One Percent for Art Program. Cost: $127,876.60. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994. Rupp, James M., "Art in Seattle's Public Places: An Illustrated Guide," Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 75. Seattle Arts Commission, "A Field Guide to Seattle's Public Art," Seattle: Seattle Arts Commission, 1991, pg. 110. Washington State Arts Commission, 1990. Illustration:  Image on file. Rupp, James M., "Art in Seattle's Public Places: An Illustrated Guide," Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 74. 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 65720215   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 65720215 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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