Sasquatch Pushing Over a House

Last updated
Sasquatch Pushing Over a House
Sasquatch Pushing Over a House
Artist Richard Beyer
Year1982 (1982)
TypeSculpture
MediumSculpture: aluminum, wood, Corten-steel
Base: concrete
Subject Sasquatch
Condition"Treatment needed" (1995)
Location Seattle, Washington, United States
Coordinates 47°39′52″N122°19′11″W / 47.664316°N 122.319679°W / 47.664316; -122.319679 Coordinates: 47°39′52″N122°19′11″W / 47.664316°N 122.319679°W / 47.664316; -122.319679

Sasquatch Pushing Over a House is an outdoor 1982 sculpture by Richard Beyer, installed Seattle's University Playground, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1]

Contents

Description

The sculpture, installed at the intersection of Northeast 50th and 9th Avenue in University Playground, depicts a full-length cast aluminum Sasquatch pushing against a house frame with its proper left shoulder, while its proper right leg is extended back for leverage. [1] The tilted frame, which is made of wood and Cor-Ten steel, is painted blue and has joining pieces that are painted red and yellow. The sculpture measures approximately 10 feet (3.0 m) x 18 feet (5.5 m) x 16 feet (4.9 m) and rests on a concrete base that measures approximately 4 inches (10 cm) x 1.5 feet (46 cm) x 5.75 feet (175 cm). [1]

History

Richard Beyer completed the sculpture, which was commissioned by the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, in 1982. The work was surveyed and deemed "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1995. [1]

See also

Related Research Articles

<i>The Promised Land</i> (sculpture)

The Promised Land is an outdoor bronze sculpture by David Manuel, located in Chapman Square, Plaza Blocks in Portland, Oregon.

Perpetuity is an outdoor 1970 sculpture by Alexander von Svoboda, located in Portland, Oregon.

<i>Triad</i> (sculpture)

Triad is an outdoor sculpture by German American artist Evelyn Franz, located in Laurelhurst Park in southeast Portland, Oregon.

<i>Loyal B. Stearns Memorial Fountain</i>

The Loyal B. Stearns Memorial Fountain, also known as the Judge Loyal B. Stearns Memorial Fountain, is an outdoor 1941 drinking fountain and sculpture by the design firm A. E. Doyle and Associates, located in Portland, Oregon. It was erected in Washington Park in honor of the former Oregon judge Loyal B. Stearns.

Charles Frederic Swigert Jr. Memorial Fountain is an outdoor 1983 bronze and stone fountain and sculpture by Richard Beyer, installed at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon.

<i>Capitalism</i> (sculpture)

Capitalism is a 1991 outdoor marble and concrete sculpture and fountain by Larry Kirkland, located in northeast Portland, Oregon, United States.

Unfolding Rhythms is an outdoor 1987 sculpture by Manuel Izquierdo, located in Portland, Oregon, United States.

<i>Big Red</i> (sculpture)

Big Red, also known as Red, is an outdoor 1974 steel sculpture by Bruce Beasley, installed at West 7th Avenue between Washington and Jefferson streets in Eugene, Oregon, United States.

<i>Bear Gargoyle</i>

Bear Gargoyle is an outdoor 1988 sculpture by Wayne Chabre, installed at the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It depicts the head of a grizzly bear with a Kwakwaka'wakw bear mask on top. The sculpture is made of hammered 32 oz. copper over a stainless steel frame and measures approximately 5.5 feet (1.7 m) x 4 feet (1.2 m) x 5 feet (1.5 m). Its condition was deemed "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in March 1993. The sculpture is administered by the University of Oregon.

<i>Wind-Rain Song</i>

Wind-Rain Song is an outdoor 1982 bronze sculpture by Weltzin Blix, installed at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States.

<i>Brown and Black Asteroid</i>

Brown and Black Asteroid is an outdoor sculpture and replica of the Willamette Meteorite by an unknown artist, installed outside the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States.

<i>Untitled</i> (Kelly, 1975)

Untitled is an outdoor 1975 sculpture by Lee Kelly, installed at Louisa Boren Park in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. The abstract, welded Cor-Ten steel piece measures approximately 19 feet (5.8 m) x 14 feet (4.3 m) x 10 feet (3.0 m). It was surveyed and deemed "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in November 1994. The work is part of the Seattle One Percent for Art Collection and administered by the Seattle Arts Commission.

Dancer with Flat Hat is a sculpture by Phillip Levine.

<i>Salmon Gargoyle</i>

Salmon Gargoyle is an outdoor 1987 sculpture by Wayne Chabre, installed in 1988 on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States. The hammered copper head of a salmon with Kwakiutl Indian representation on its sides, built on a stainless steel frame, measures approximately 5 feet (1.5 m) x 3 feet (0.91 m) x 8.5 feet (2.6 m). It was surveyed and deemed "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in March 1993. The sculpture is administered by the University of Oregon.

Statue of John McGraw

John Harte McGraw is an outdoor 1912 bronze sculpture depicting the former governor of the same name by Richard E. Brooks, installed in McGraw Square at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Olive Street in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.

<i>Reflections of a Summer Day</i>

Reflections of a Summer Day is an outdoor 1974 painted steel sculpture by Duane Loppnow, installed near the entrance to the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States. The sculpture was given to the University of Oregon by the sculptor, a graduate of the university.

The Family is an outdoor 1985 sculpture by Peter Teneau, installed on the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The painted aluminum and granite sculpture measures approximately 10 feet (3.0 m) x 6 feet (1.8 m) x 14 feet (4.3 m), 4 inches (10 cm). The Smithsonian Institution, which surveyed the work as part of its "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993, categorizes The Family as allegorical and geometric.

<i>Breaker</i> (Black)

Breaker is an outdoor sculpture by David Evans Black, installed on the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, Ohio, United States.

<i>Lincoln Goodale Monument</i>

The Lincoln Goodale Monument, is an 1888 bust depicting the physician of the same name, installed in Columbus, Ohio's Goodale Park, in the United States.

<i>To Honor the Immigrants</i>

To Honor the Immigrants is an outdoor 1991–1992 bronze sculpture by Gary Ross, installed at Columbus, Ohio's Battelle Riverfront Park, in the United States.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sasquatch Pushing Over a House, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved February 10, 2016.