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Mahler, David,
TRA,
F. S. Verdin Company Delta Research,
Object -- Musical Instrument
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Sculpture
Washington Centennial Bell Garden, (sculpture).
Artist:
Mahler, David, sculptor.
TRA, architectural firm.
F. S. Verdin Company Delta Research, fabricator.
Title:
Washington Centennial Bell Garden, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Bell Garden, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1985. 1988. Dedicated Nov. 4, 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
HRMS, Everdur bronze, computer.
Description:
39 bells, one for each county in the state. Each bell has a nearby plaque in the shape of Washington state with shape of county within and identifying county, organization and former use of bells.
Subject:
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Bell
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Washington State Arts Commission, Art in Public Places Program, 110 9th & Columbia Bldg., Mail Stop GH-11, Olympia, Washington 98504 Accession Number: WSAC88.041.000
Located Washington State Convention & Trade Center, 7th Avenue between Union & Pike Streets, Seattle, Washington
Provenance:
Acquired 09/26/1988.
Remarks:
The sculpture cost $165,035.64 and was acquired in 1988. It was one of five artworks commissioned for the new convention center (total cost $329,000) through the State's Percent for Art Program.
The bells were contributed by local centennial committees and commemorate Washington's centennial of 1989. Sizes range from church and school bells to small sheep bells. The bells are computer programmed to ring in sequence. Most of the bells are located on exterior along Pike Street, but some smaller bells are located indoors. See IAS files for transcriptions of commemorative text found on each plaque.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994.
Washington State Arts Commission, 1990.
Rupp, James M., "Art in Seattle's Public Places," Seattle: Univ. of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 74-75.
Seattle Arts Commission, "A Field Guide to Seattle's Public Art," 1991, pg. 110, 112.
Illustration:
Rupp, James M., "Art in Seattle's Public Places," Seattle: Univ. of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 74 (Lincoln County bell only).
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 65720193
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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