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Borofsky, Jonathan,
Lippincott, Inc.,
Figure -- Full length
Object -- Tool
Occupation -- Craft
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Sculpture
Hammering Man, (sculpture).
Artist:
Borofsky, Jonathan, 1942- , sculptor.
Lippincott, Inc., fabricator.
Title:
Hammering Man, (sculpture).
Dates:
1992.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Painted steel, aluminum, electric motor.
Dimensions:
Approx. 48 ft. x 21 in. x 19 ft. 6 in. (26,000 lbs.)
Inscription:
(On back leg:) 3277164 unsigned
Description:
Full-length oversize silhouette of a man hammering. The figure is seen in profile and holds a hammer in one hand. The arm that holds the hammer is mechanized with a motor, causing it to raise and lower four times a minute. The sculpture is made of hollow fabricated steel and is painted black. The motorized arm is constructed of aluminum. The sculpture stands flush to the surrounding pavement. A structural steel plate is bolted to a cement block footing below ground level.
Subject:
Figure -- Full length
Object -- Tool -- Hammer
Occupation -- Craft -- Smithing
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Seattle, Seattle Arts Commission, 312 1st Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109
Located Seattle Art Museum, 100 University Street, Seattle, Washington 98101
Remarks:
Nearby plaque: "Jonathan Borofsky. Hammering Man. 1992. Painted steel. Funding is provided by the Virginia Wright Fund in honor of Prentice Bloedel; Seattle City Light 1% for Arts Funds; the Museum Development Authority; and PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural and Charitable Organizations). Administered by the Seattle Arts Commission. City of Seattle, Norman B. Rice, Mayor."
The sculpture was commissioned for In Public: Seattle 1991, a project funded by the city's One Percent for Arts program, City Light One Percent for Art program and donations from the Virginia Wright Fund. The funding for the program and sculpture was a result of the construction of the new downtown Seattle Art Museum. IAS files contain copy of related Seattle Arts Commission Fact Sheet. IAS files contain copy of artist's statement. IAS files contain copies of related articles from "Where/Seattle", Oct. 1994, pg. 10-11 and The Seattle Arts, Oct. 1992, pg. 6; and related brochure "Documents Northwest: In Public:1991 Artists from Seattle".
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994.
Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 95.
Seattle Arts Commission's "Fieldguide to Seattle's Public Art", 1991, pg. 22, 80-81.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Seattle Arts Commission's "Fieldguide to Seattle's Public Art", 1991, pg. 81.
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 WA000587
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