Seattle George Monument
{{Short description|Sculpture in Seattle, Washington, U.S.}}
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| artist = Buster Simpson
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| city = Seattle, Washington, United States
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The Seattle George Monument, also known as Seattle, Washington Monument, is an outdoor 1989 sculpture by Buster Simpson, installed outside the Seattle Convention Center, north of 7th Avenue between Union and Pike Streets, in Seattle, Washington, in the United States.
Description and history
The kinetic sculpture, which is made from aluminum, steel, painted metal, wire, English ivy, concrete, and mylar sheets, depicts Chief Seattle and George Washington. It was surveyed and deemed "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in October 1994.{{cite web|title=Seattle George Monument, (sculpture).|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!294790~!0#focus|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=January 27, 2016|archive-date=February 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204140955/http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!294790~!0#focus|url-status=live}} The sculpture was designed to resemble the highway shields used by Washington's state highway system.{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Jo Ann |date=May 18, 1989 |title=Art: Buster Simpson |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1989/05/18/art/24d534c8-3160-4478-8931-3d1af58aabaf/?noredirect=on |newspaper=The Washington Post |accessdate=May 27, 2018 |archive-date=February 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213210309/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1989/05/18/art/24d534c8-3160-4478-8931-3d1af58aabaf/?noredirect=on |url-status=live }}
The sculpture rests on a trellis base under the suspended nose of a Boeing 707. Lines from Chief Seattle's farewell speech are etched in the base in English and phonetic Salish.{{cite news |last=Hackett |first=Regina |date=November 2, 1989 |title=Convention center takes art to heart |page=C1 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}
See also
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References
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Category:1989 establishments in Washington (state)
Category:Aluminum sculptures in Washington (state)
Category:Concrete sculptures in Washington (state)
Category:Cultural depictions of George Washington
Category:Kinetic sculptures in the United States
Category:Monuments and memorials in Seattle
Category:Monuments and memorials to George Washington in the United States
Category:Outdoor sculptures in Seattle
Category:Sculptures of Native Americans in Washington (state)
Category:Sculptures of presidents of the United States
Category:Steel sculptures in Washington (state)
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