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Metal Art Squares, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Metal Art Squares, (sculpture). Medium:  Metal. Dimensions:  38 tiles. Each tile approx. H. 9 in. x W. 9 in. Inscription:  (On tile:) MT. RAINIER (On tile:) How tall is the Smith Tower? (On tile:) WHAT Is White & Brown/With Daisies & Can Take/You Almost Anywhere In/SEATTLE? (On tile:) WHAT STARTED THE GREAT/SEATTLE FIRE? (On tile:) WHAT IS A/BUMBERSHOOT (On tile:) WHAT Does Seattle have In Common With ROME, ITALY? (On tile:) WHAT YEAR DID THE/PIKE PLACE MARKET/BEGIN? (On tile:) FOR WHOM WAS SEATTLE/NAMED? (On tile:) SEATTLE (On tile:) WHAT Is The Longest Floating Bridge In The World? unsigned Description:  38 metal tiles with raised designs set in a stone plaza. One of the tiles depicts a compass; the other 37 depict scenes from the Seattle area, including a bridge, Pike's Place, Space Needle, a bus and Mt. Ranier. Subject:  Cityscape -- Washington -- Seattle Landscape -- Mountain -- Mt. Rainier Architecture -- Vehicle -- Bus Architecture -- Bridge Architecture -- Commercial -- Space Needle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Seattle, Seattle Arts Commission, 312 1st Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109 Located Westlake Park, Seven Hills, 4th Avenue & Pine Street, Seattle, Washington Remarks:  The tiles were designed by Seattle area school children as part of a Percent for Art Design Team Project. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995. Seattle Arts Commission's "Fieldguide to Seattle's Public Art", 1991, pg. 108-109. 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 WA000460   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000460 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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