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Meridian Archway, (sculpture). Artist:  Greening, Charles, 1949- , sculptor. Kern, Mary, assistant. Williamson, Robert, assistant. Title:  Meridian Archway, (sculpture). Dates:  1981. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Concrete, glass, petrified wood, Mexican geodes, "Apache Tears" from Arizona, fossils, river rocks, petrified sand dollars, petrified shells, and granite. Dimensions:  Approx. 9 ft. 4 in. x 65 ft. x 68 ft. Inscription:  (Plaque at base, side of archway:) Commissioned/by the Seattle/Arts Commission/1% for Art Program/with funding from the Seattle/Department of Parks and Recreation/Charles Roger/Mayor (Plaque in archway, at the top:) I WILL BLESS EVERY PLACE/WHERE A PICTURE OF MY HEART/SHALL BE EXPOSED AND HONORED Description:  A circular walkway, which culminates at an S-shaped ramp, gradually descends to the arch at street level. Includes a built in bench on one wall and planter box on the other. A bronze religious medallion is inset into the underside of the arched entryway. A collection of keys is inset near the medallion. Subject:  Architecture -- Detail -- Arch Object -- Other -- Key Object Type:  Arch Medallion Bench Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Seattle, Seattle Arts Commission, 312 1st Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109 Located Meridian Playground, Entrance at Meridian Avenue North and North 50th Street, Seattle, Washington Remarks:  The land for Meridian Park was acquired by the city in 1976. Landscape architect Tom Berger designed the park, and was a member of the jury that selected Greening to produce an artwork for it. Funding was provided by the Seattle Parks Acquisitions and Development fund and One Percent for Art Program. Greening's original plan, which included an arch with a wrought-iron gate and stone steps, was modified to conform to the "barrier free" policies of the city. IAS files contain related excerpts from James M. Rupp's "Art in Seattle's Public Places," Seattle: Univ. of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 232-233; "A Field Guide to Seattle's Public Art," Seattle Arts Commission, 1991, pg. 138-139; and a fact sheet from Art on File, Inc., 1994. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Rupp, James M., "Art in Seattle's Public Places," Seattle: Univ. of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 232. 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 WA000019   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000019 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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