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Metro Rainier Valley Whirligig Arts Project, (sculpture). Artist:  Smool, Carl, sculptor. Title:  Metro Rainier Valley Whirligig Arts Project, (sculpture). Dates:  1994. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Whirligigs: metal, painted; Poles: metal. Dimensions:  39 units. Each whirligig: approx. 1 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 in.; Each pole: approx. H. 10 ft. x Diam 9 3/4 in. Inscription:  (Each pole has the text of a related story or legend attached to it.) Description:  A series of 39 whirligigs set in a total of seven different sites along a street. Each whirligig is a painted metal cut-out perched high atop a metal pole. The whirligigs are kinetic and wind driven. Each whirligig was designed to represent a story, myth, legend or other source of cultural heritage. The whirligigs depict human figures, animals, fish, birds, dragons, mythological figures, ceremonial masks, totemic designs and architectural structures. Designs are abstract, figurative, representational and highly stylized. Subject:  Ethnic -- Indian Ethnic -- Asian Ethnic -- African Ethnic -- Russian Animal -- Whale Animal -- Bird Figure -- Fragment -- Face Architecture Mythology -- Classical Dress -- Costume -- Mask Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle Folk Kinetic Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Metro, Arts Program, 821 2nd Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98104 Located Bus stops along Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, Washington Remarks:  The whirligigs were designed by Seattle high school students under the direction of artist Carl Smool. Participating schools included Franklin, Rainier Beach and Cleveland High Schools. Each whirligig bears a related story written by the student artist. IAS files contain complete transcriptions of individual student artist names, stories and location of whirligig. IAS files contain copy of related METRO publication "Rainier Valley Whirligig Arts Project" and article from Seattle Post Intelligencer, June 18, 1994. 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 WA000597   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000597 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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