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Bellevue's Early Years, (sculpture). Artist:  Soehren, Heidi, sculptor. Title:  Bellevue's Early Years, (sculpture). Dates:  1986. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Granite. Dimensions:  7 panels. Each panel: approx. H. 2 ft. 6 in. x W. 2 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  (On first and last panel, incised:) BELLEVUE'S EARLY YEARS/NEAR HERE, EASTSIDE PIONEERS AARON/MERCER AND WILLIAM MEYDENBAUER BUILT/BELLEVUE'S FIRST HOMES AMID THE THICK/FOREST OF THE 1870'S. SOON, EVERGREENS/GAVE WAY TO THE WINDMILL IRRIGATED LANDS/OF THE CHERITON FRUIT GARDENS AND/OTHER FARMS IN THE CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITY./STRAWBERRIES, BLUEBERRIES, CHERRIES AND/GRAPES FLOURISHED, AS DID RICH FAMILY LIFE./FARMLANDS, IN TURN, HAVE GIVEN WAY TO A/BEAUTIFUL, PROSPEROUS CITY - A CITY WITH/A PROUD PAST AND A PROMISING FUTURE./THESE ILLUSTRATIONS BY HEIDI SOEHREN OF WOODINVILLE/DEPICTING ELEMENTS OF BELLEVUE'S EARLY YEARS. unsigned Description:  A panelled wall within a plaza that describes in literary and visual terms the history of Bellevue. The first and last panels describe Bellevue's history and the five panels between them contain images of strawberries, blueberries, grapes, cherries, trees, and a windmill. Subject:  Allegory -- Place -- Bellevue Object -- Fruit -- Strawberry Object -- Fruit -- Blueberry Object -- Fruit -- Cherry Object -- Fruit -- Grape Architecture -- Industry -- Windmill Landscape -- Tree Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Bellevue Sculpture Owner:  Runstad, Wright and Company, 777 108th Avenue, N.E., Security Pacific Plaza, Bellevue, Washington 98009 Remarks:  The panels honor Bellevue's past history and its early settlers. The panels trace Bellevue's history from thick forest to prosperous city. IAS files contain a copy of the Bellevue Arts Commission's "Art Map" brochure. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995. 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 WA000193   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000193 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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