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Rosati, James,
Lippincott, Inc.,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Sculpture
Loo Wit, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rosati, James, 1912-1988, sculptor.
Lippincott, Inc., fabricator.
Title:
Loo Wit, (sculpture).
Dates:
1975-1976.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: welded aluminum, painted; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 16 ft.
Inscription:
(On bottom edge, in script:) Rosati 75-76 (On bottom edge to the right of artist's signature:) WORK EXECUTED BY/Lippincott/NORTH HAVEN CONN (On bronze plaque on base:) James Rosati/"LOO WIT"/1975/1982 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Abstract sculpture composed of three white aluminum sections that are balanced on top of each other. The largest of the three sections is balanced on top. The sculpture rests on a four-piece circular concrete base.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Sculpture
Owner:
Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Hotel, 113 6th Avenue, Outdoor courtyard, Seattle, Washington
Remarks:
The title "Loo Wit" is the Klickitat Indian phrase for "volcano". The sculpture was purchased by Richard Hedreen, the hotel's developer, and was brought to the hotel in 1980.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994.
Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 66-68.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 67.
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 WA000366
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