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Views Through a Circle, (sculpture). Artist:  Bolliger, Steve, 1952- , sculptor. Title:  Views Through a Circle, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Mountain Bike Hill Tunnel, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Aug. 24, 1980. 1981. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Earth, concrete, corrugated galvanized steel. Dimensions:  Approx. 10 x 3 x 20 ft. Inscription:  (Plaque on west side of installation:) IN MEMORIUM TO/KATHLEEN DOUGLAS unsigned Description:  Earthwork installation with a steel tube set in a concrete frame in an earth berm or mound. Views of the surrounding area are visible through the tube which acts as a frame. Subject:  Homage -- Douglas, Kathleen Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle Earthwork Site-specific Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Washington, Public Art Administration, Seattle, Washington 98195 Located University of Washington, East of Walla Walla Road, Seattle, Washington Remarks:  Sculpture was created by Bolliger who was at that time a graduate student at the University. Members of the 409th Army Reserve assisted with the labor of providing final grading and shaping of the earth. Approx. 6,000 cubic yards of earth were used in the installation. Estimated cost of the sculpture was $15,122. IAS files contain transcription of a nearby plaque which lists funding contributors. IAS files contain copy of related University of Washington inventory record, copies of related correspondence, and copy of artist's diagram. IAS files contain copies of related articles from Seattle Times, Aug. 5, 1979 and UW Daily, Oct. 11, 1979. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994. 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 WA000438   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000438 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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