Angie's Umbrella
{{Short description|2003 sculpture in Seattle, Washington, U.S.}}
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Angie's Umbrella is a {{Convert|30|ft|m|adj=on}} tall metal sculpture by Jim Pridgeon and Benson Shaw, installed in Seattle, Washington, United States.{{cite news |last1=Hackett |first1=Regina |title=Rain or sun, 'Angie's Umbrella' shines as public art |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/ae/article/Rain-or-sun-Angie-s-Umbrella-shines-as-public-1120679.php |access-date=February 18, 2022 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |publisher=Hearst Communications |date=July 31, 2003 |archive-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127044920/https://www.seattlepi.com/ae/article/Rain-or-sun-Angie-s-Umbrella-shines-as-public-1120679.php |url-status=live }}
Description
The sculpture of an inside-out umbrella is installed at the intersection of Elliott and Western Avenues at Lenora Street. Named after Pridgeon's grandmother, the 2003 artwork is made of stainless steel, powder coated aluminum, and cast urethane. It is {{Convert|30|ft|m}} tall and has a diameter of {{Convert|45|ft|m}}.{{cite web |title=Angie's Umbrella |url=https://seattlearts.emuseum.com/objects/3630/angies-umbrella;jsessionid=B67925FAAB37F95373A0ECA48FC0FB17 |publisher=City of Seattle |access-date=February 18, 2022 |archive-date=February 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219020055/https://seattlearts.emuseum.com/objects/3630/angies-umbrella;jsessionid=B67925FAAB37F95373A0ECA48FC0FB17 |url-status=live }} Regina Hackett of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer described the artwork as "lean, clean and even elegant, with black trim and red mesh metal creating a moiré pattern". Inspired by Seattle's rainy weather, the red sculpture rotates 360 degrees, depending on which way the wind is blowing.{{cite web |last1=Keeley |first1=Sean |last2=Lloyd |first2=Sarah Anne |title=30 notable public art spots in Seattle |url=https://seattle.curbed.com/maps/seattle-public-art-visit-map |website=Curbed Seattle |date=September 11, 2019 |access-date=February 18, 2022 |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603211143/https://seattle.curbed.com/maps/seattle-public-art-visit-map |url-status=live }} An artist statement published by the City of Seattle says, "The basic idea was to complete an artwork that would successfully meet the inherent aesthetic need of the site, while simultaneously gaining community support and passing engineering and city administrative review."
History
Reception
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer{{'s}} Regina Hackett said the artwork "puts a flashy punctuation point between the Market and Belltown" and complimented the artists, writing, "In other hands, an inside-out umbrella might have been corny or despicably cute." Writing for the Orlando Sentinel, John and Sally Macdonald said the work was "likely to become a beloved icon in soggy Seattle" in 2006.{{cite news |last1=John |first1=Macdonald |last2=Macdonald |first2=Sally |title=Dripping with art |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2006-07-02-artyseattle02-story.html |access-date=February 18, 2022 |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=July 1, 2006 |archive-date=October 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028084646/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2006-07-02-artyseattle02-story.html |url-status=live }} Angie's Umbrella has been included in multiple Curbed Seattle lists, including Kelly Skahan's 2011 overview of Seattle's "finest" public art,{{cite web |last1=Skahan |first1=Kelly |title=A Sampling of Seattle's Finest Public Art |url=https://seattle.curbed.com/maps/a-sampling-of-seattles-finest-public-art |website=Curbed |access-date=February 18, 2022 |date=December 1, 2011 |archive-date=November 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123152403/https://seattle.curbed.com/maps/a-sampling-of-seattles-finest-public-art/ |url-status=live }} Sean Keeley's overview of the city's "most loathed" public art,{{cite web |last1=Keeley |first1=Sean |title=Mapping Seattle's Most Loathed Public Art |url=https://seattle.curbed.com/maps/mapping-seattles-most-loathed-public-art |website=Curbed Seattle |access-date=February 18, 2022 |date=April 14, 2014 |archive-date=November 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122204552/https://seattle.curbed.com/maps/mapping-seattles-most-loathed-public-art/ |url-status=live }} and Keeley and Sarah Anne Lloyd's 2019 list of 30 "notable public art spots in Seattle". The sculpture has been included in a Frommer's walking tour of the city.{{cite web |title=Walking Tour 1 in Seattle |url=https://www.frommers.com/destinations/seattle/walking-tours/walking-tour-1 |publisher=Frommer's |access-date=February 18, 2022 |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925075800/https://www.frommers.com/destinations/seattle/walking-tours/walking-tour-1 |url-status=live }}
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Category:2003 establishments in Washington (state)
Category:Aluminum sculptures in Washington (state)