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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Posner, Richard,     Ruffner, Ginny,     Schneider, Robert,     Bumgardner Architects,     Michael Lord Productions,     Heath Ceramics,     Syntonics Sound Systems,     Architecture -- Other     Allegory -- Other     Site-specific     Architectural component     Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle     Sculpture

The Tunnel Garden, (sculpture). Artist:  Posner, Richard, 1948- , sculptor. Ruffner, Ginny, 1952- , sculptor. Schneider, Robert, architect. Bumgardner Architects, architectural firm. Michael Lord Productions, design firm. Heath Ceramics, contractor. Syntonics Sound Systems, contractor. Title:  The Tunnel Garden, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Nature Tunnel, (sculpture). Dates:  1986. Dedicated Oct. 26, 1986. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Acoustical tile, Douglas fir, concrete, and audio tape loop sound deck system. Dimensions:  Approx. 9 x 16 x 100 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  The walls are lined with a latticework pattern of blue and white acoustic tile, and there are fir posts and beams and ceiling latticework. Recorded birdsongs play continuously in the tunnel. Subject:  Architecture -- Other -- Tunnel Allegory -- Other -- Nature Object Type:  Site-specific Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by Washington State Arts Commission, Art in Public Places Program, 110 9th & Columbia Bldg., Mail Stop GH-11, Olympia, Washington 98504 Accession Number: WSAC83.196.000 Coadministered by University of Washington, Public Art Administration, Seattle, Washington 98195 Located University of Washington, Tunnel between Triangle Parking Garage and Medical Center, Seattle, Washington Remarks:  Cost: $90,000. Purchased with parking revenues and funds from the state's One-half of One Percent for Art Program. Ginny Ruffner was a collaborating artist. Robert Schneider of Bumgardner Architects, and Michael Lord Productions, collaborated on the design. IAS files contain copies of newspaper articles from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Feb. 11, 1986; and the Seattle Times, July 5, 1988, which discuss the experience of walking through the tunnel. IAS files also contain copies from project proposal; accession records; and Rupp, James M., "Art in Seattle's Public Places: An Illustrated Guide," Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 190-191. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994. Rupp, James M., "Art in Seattle's Public Places: An Illustrated Guide," Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 190-191. Washington State Arts Commission, 1990. The Seattle Times, July 5, 1988, pg. B2, B6. Illustration:  Image on file. Rupp, James M., "Art in Seattle's Public Places: An Illustrated Guide," Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 191. 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 65720216   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 65720216 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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