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Tsutakawa, George,
Uchida, Jack,
Abstract -- Geometric
Animal -- Fish
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Fountain
Sculpture
Safeco Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Tsutakawa, George, 1910-1997, sculptor.
Uchida, Jack, engineer.
Title:
Safeco Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1973. Dedicated June 12, 1973.
Medium:
Sculpture: silicon bronze; Base: brick, tile.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 11 ft. 5 in. x W. 11 ft. x L. 11 ft.
Inscription:
(On south side of sculpture on bottom element, raised:) UCHIDA ENGR. G. TSUTAKAWA SCULPTOR 1973 (On bronze plaque on top edge of brick basin:) FOUNTAIN SCULPTURE/BY/GEORGE TSUTAKAWA/DEDICATED/JUNE 12, 1973/TO ALL EMPLOYEES/THOSE OF YESTERDAY/TODAY/AND TOMORROW/"What we are is you"/SAFECO COMPANIES/GORDON H. (illegible inscription) PRESIDENT signed
Description:
Abstract silicon bronze sculpture set in a brick fountain basin. The sculpture consists of abstract clam shells surrounding a central stele. Water bubbles down from the top dish to the layers of shells below. The basin is lined with ceramic tile.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Animal -- Fish -- Clam
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Safeco Insurance Company Collection, Public Art, NE 45th & Brooklyn Avenue NE, Seattle, Washington 98105
Located Safeco Plaza, NE 45th & Brooklyn Avenue NE, Central Plaza, Seattle, Washington
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994.
Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 193.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 194.
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 WA000576
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