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The Moon Song, (sculpture). Artist:  Tsutakawa, George, 1910-1997, sculptor. Uchida, Jack, assistant. Title:  The Moon Song, (sculpture). Dates:  1971. Medium:  Silicon bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 4.5 ft. x 2.5 ft. Inscription:  G. TSUTAKAWA 1971 J. UCHIDA [F(...illegible)GR] signed Description:  Four open spheres nested inside of one another. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Homage -- McCallum, Bobbi Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle Sculpture Owner:  Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 101 Elliott Avenue West, Seattle, Washington 98119 Remarks:  Commissioned as a memorial to Bobbi McCallum, a Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter and columnist from 1965 to 1969. Ms. McCallum's parents asked that the sculpture be given the title "Moon Song," because they had called their daughter by the pet name Moon Child. Plaque west of sculpture reads: IN MEMORY/BOBBI MCCALLUM/REPORTER-COLUMNIST/SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER/1965-1969/"MOON SONG"/GEORGE TSUTAKAWA, SCULPTOR 1971. Based on markings, SOS! surveyor reported that J. Uchida was possibly a collaborating artist; however, markings are difficult to read. IAS files contain copies from Kingsbury, Martha, "George Tsutakawa," Seattle: University of Washington Press, (Bellevue Art Museum), 1990; and Rupp, James M., "Art in Seattle's Public Places: An Illustrated Guide," Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 127. For related publications see: Seattle Arts Commission, "A Field Guide to Seattle's Public Art," Seattle: Seattle Arts Commission, 1991; and Seattle Arts Commission, "A Directory of Seattle's Public Art," Seattle, WA, 1992. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. University of Washington, Henry Gallery, 1976. 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 75008684   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75008684 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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