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Untitled, (sculpture). Artist:  Tsutakawa, George, 1910-1997, sculptor. Uchida, Jack, fabricator. Billingsley, Paul, sculptor. Title:  Untitled, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Semicircular Gates, (sculpture). Dates:  1965. Medium:  Silicon bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 9 ft. x W. 21 ft. Inscription:  (On left gate:) Tsutakawa (followed by stylized initials:) T/U/B (On circle in gate:) 1965 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Highly stylized bronze gates constructed of 1/8 in. bronze strips welded together into hollow frames. The open grill-work gates, which are installed in a semi-circular opening in a brick wall, consist of four large discs, two per gate, with circles emanating from each disc like wave patterns. Below the large discs are small discs, with semi-circular patterns emanating out from them. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle Gate Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Seattle, Seattle Arts Commission, 312 1st Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109 Located Lake City Branch Library, 12501 28th Avenue NE, Seattle, Washington Remarks:  These are the first gates made by the artist and were inspired by ones he had seen in Europe. The gates were commissioned for the library. Billingsley was a student who worked with Tsutakawa on this project. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994. Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 250. Illustration:  Image on file. Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 251. 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 WA000541   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000541 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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