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Whipple, Bill,
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Clock
Sculpture
Question Mark Clock, (sculpture).
Artist:
Whipple, Bill, 1947- , sculptor.
Title:
Question Mark Clock, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1988.
Medium:
Clock: stainless steel, granite, mica; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. H. 17 ft. x D. 2.5 ft.
Inscription:
(On west side of base:) BEFORE (On east side of base:) AFTER unsigned
Description:
Granite clock face with mica chips inside a stainless steel question mark. The clock sits atop a granite and concrete base.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Clock
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Metro, Arts Program, 821 2nd Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98104
Located Metro, Westlake Station, 5th Avenue & Pine Street, Seattle, Washington
Remarks:
The clock was funded with Percent for Art funding. Project cost was $23,000. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from Metro's brochure "An Extraordinary Guide to Seattle's New Underground", pg. 9 and copy of related excerpt from Art on File.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995.
Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 55.
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 WA000476
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Inventory of American Sculpture
WA000476
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