Seattle Garden

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Seattle Garden
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The sculpture at the intersection of Post Alley and Union Street, 2022
Seattle Garden
ArtistAnn Sperry
Year1988 (1988)
MediumSteel sculpture
LocationSeattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates 47°36′26″N122°20′22″W / 47.60722°N 122.33944°W / 47.60722; -122.33944

Seattle Garden is a 1988 painted steel sculpture by Ann Sperry, installed in Seattle, Washington. The work is approximately 4 ft, 5 in tall and 334 ft long. It runs along two sides of the Seattle City Light Union Street Substation, on Post Alley between Union and University Streets. [1]

In 2003, Stewart Oksenhorn of The Aspen Times wrote, "What might be [Sperry's] most impressive work was designed as functional art. In the mid-'80s, Sperry won a competition sponsored by the Seattle Arts Commission Percent for Art Program, which resulted in 1988's Seattle Garden, a 334-foot long installation bordering a downtown Seattle power substation. The aim was to prevent kids from climbing onto the substation grounds. Sperry's sharp-edged, flower-inspired metal work not only served the purpose, but also beautified the neighborhood." [2] According to Sperry, the artwork has not been subject to much vandalism because of its appearance. She has said, "If it were New York, they would have put up chain-link fence. Because it was Seattle, they had an art competition." [2]

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References

  1. "Seattle Garden, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture! . Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  2. 1 2 Oksenhorn, Stewart (2003-07-31). "My piano, my father". www.aspentimes.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2023-10-07.