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Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs Public Art Photographs, circa 1980-1991

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs
Title
Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs Public Art Photographs
Dates
circa 1980-1991 (inclusive)
Quantity
2 cubic feet, (5 boxes), (76 digital image files)
Collection Number
7406-01
Summary
Photographs of public art projects around Seattle, as well as photos supporting artists' applications to be a part of the "In Public: Seattle 1991" project.
Repository
Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov
Access Restrictions

Records are open to the public.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

In 1971, a city ordinance established the Seattle Arts Commission (SAC) to promote development of and public interest in the arts, as well as to advise the city on cultural and artistic development. The fifteen-member body replaced a predecessor agency, the Municipal Arts Commission, and staff support was originally provided by the Seattle Center. The Commission was given cabinet-level status in the city government in 1976.

In 2002, a reorganization abolished the existing SAC, created a new Seattle Arts Commission made up of volunteers and a new city Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs (OACA), and divided the functions of the old SAC between the two new organizations. The current commission is comprised of 16 citizen volunteers appointed by the Mayor and City Council. OACA was brought into the Executive Department in 2013 and its name was changed to the Office of Arts and Culture.

The department supports arts groups, community festivals, and neighborhood arts councils; funds and promotes public art, and promotes Seattle as a cultural destination. It also oversees the One Percent for Art program (one of the nation’s first), where one percent of Seattle’s capital improvement project funds are reserved for public art. Since the program began in 1973, it has acquired nearly 3,000 artworks.

In 1991, the office sponsored "In Public: Seattle 1991," an international public art project that brought local and international artists to Seattle to create new artworks in sites around the city, including neighborhoods, schools, media, and the new Seattle Art Museum. Related public programs included a symposium, educational events, performances, and an exhibition in the Security Pacific Bank gallery.

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Content Description

This collection contains photographic documentation of public art throughout Seattle. Project locations vary from neighborhood streets to Seattle Center, from parks to utility substations. Also included in the collection is one box of proposals submitted by artists seeking support for public art projects as part of the "In Public: Seattle 1991" program.

Seventy-six images from Box 5, Folder 6 have been scanned and are available on our digital platform. View 7406-01 online.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Title of image, date. Item number.] Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs Public Art Photographs, Record Series 7406-01, Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Administrative Information

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

  • Public Art Proposals, 1990-1991

  • Public Art, circa 1980s

    • Description: Artists A - Aldredge, Anderson, Anstutz,
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/1
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Antonakos, Steven/ Neon (Bagley Wright Theater), Seattle Center.
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/2
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Askman, Tom, Kenny Schneider / Sungwapa and untitled, Univ. District Fire Station
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/3
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Askman, Tom, Ellen Ziegler/ Fire Station 10, Pioneer Sqe
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/4
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Artists B - Barnes, Beecher, Bishop, Bloedel, Borofsky, Brown, Brigham
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/5
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Beckley, Keith and Dennis Evans/ The Philosophical Promenade, I-90 Lid/
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/6
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Beyer, Richard/ Waiting for the Interurban, Fremont Ave N. and N 34th St.
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/7
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Bladen, Ronald /Black Lightning, Seattle Center
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/8
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Artists C - Callahan, Cheng, Chevalier, Clark, Cook, Cooke
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/9
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Chew, C. Ellen Ziegler/ I-90 Detention Basin, ML King Jr. Way S. and S. Mass. St
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/10
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Colquitt, Ries Niemi, Merrily Tomplins/ Creston/Nelson Substation
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/11
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Artists D - Delridge, Depelecyn, Dingus
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/12
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Daybreak Star Art Center
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/13
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Artists E - Ehle, Everett
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/14
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Ewing, Lauren/ The Endless Gate, Seattle Center
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/15
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Artists F - Fajans, Fawkes, Ferrari, Fernald, Fitzgerald, Fridstein, Ford
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/16
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Artists G - Gardaya, Gooding, Giegrich, Graham, Graves
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/17
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Gilhooly, David, Latty Buckingham/ Woodland Park Zoo
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/18
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Greening, Chuck Ballard Boat, Ballard Comm Center
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/19
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Greening, Chuck w/ Kim Lazare/ Sundial, Gasworks Park
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/20
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Greening, Chuck/ Meridian Archway and Good Shepard Center, Meridian Park,
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/21
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Artists H - Haas, Hansen, Harlow, Harris, Heald, Heipp, Heyne, Hirschfield, Hiser, Holder, Hollis, Horrell
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/22
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Halvorsen, Liza/ Salmon, South Police Precinct
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/23
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Hamrol, Lloyd/ Gyrojack, Denny Regrade Park/
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/24
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Hayes, Randy/ The Swimmers, Seattle Center
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/25
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Heizer, Michael /Adjacent, Against, Upon, Myrtle Edwards Park
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/26
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Heizer, Michael /Adjacent, Against, Upon, Myrtle Edwards Park
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 2/27
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Heizer, Michael /Adjacent, Against, Upon, Myrtle Edwards Park
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/1
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Horiuchi, Paul/ Seattle Mural, Seattle Center
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/2
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Irwin, Robert/ Nine Spaces, Nine Trees, Public Safety Bldg Plaza
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/3
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Artists J - Johnson, Jones
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/4
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Artists K - Kaur, Kelly, Keifer
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/5
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Katsiaficas, Diane/ Neighbors, Central/East? Police Precinct
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/6
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Keating, Markovits, Simpson, Gehrke/ Viewland, Hoffman Substation
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/7
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Knight, Anne, N. Jackson, Garth Edwards/ Hatchcovers (untitled), var. loc.
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/8
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Artists L - LaFontaine, Lavadour, Lawrence, Lieberman
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/9
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Laigo, Val/ East is West, Jose Rizal Park
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/10
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Law, Carolyn /Broad Street Substation, at Cornish
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/11
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Lee, Marc/ Seattle Scatter Piece, var. loc.
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/12
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Liberman, Alexander/ Olympic Illiad, Seattle Center
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/13
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Artists M - Mafford, Marcheschi, Markovitz, McLain, Millett, Moore, Morse
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/14
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Mackie, Jack/ Dancers' Series Steps, various loc. on Broadway Ave
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/15
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Maki, Robert/ Westlake Park
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/16
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Marioni, Paul/ Khadi, North Police Precinct
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/17
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Moore, Henry/ Three Piece Vertebrae, SeaFirst Plaza
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/18
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Artists N - Niemi, Nishimori, Noah
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/19
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Noah, Barbara /Canal Substation
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/20
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Noguchi, Isamu/ Black Sun, Volunteer Park
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/21
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Artists O - Ocepek, Okazaki
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/22
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Onat, Selcut Mark/ Bldg Sub, City Light I, City Light II, City Light III, End, I Said I Know, Light Chair I, Peace Boy, Productive, Tulip Obscura, Industrial Pillar I
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/23
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Artists P - Parker, Paulson, Pepper
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/24
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Pasco, Duane/ Four Totems, Occidental Park
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/25
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Pier 62/63
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/26
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Artists R - Ramsay, Rood, Rapp, Russo
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/27
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Ruffner, Ginny/ The Unified Playing Field Theory, South Park Comm Center
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/28
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Artists S - Saar, Sahlstrand, Sato, Schneider, Sheehan, Shlim, Siler, Sparks, Sperry, Standley, Sumner
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/29
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Schneider, Kenny/ Hot Cha Cha, Magnolia Fire Station
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 3/30
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Schwartz, Martha/ Jail House Garden, King County Correc. Inst.
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 4/1
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Seattle Opera House/various
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 4/2
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Simpson, Ferrara, Holzer, Mahler/ Convention Center
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 4/3
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Simpson, Mackie, Rhinehart/ First Ave. Project, var. loc 1st Ave.
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 4/4
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Smith, Tony/ Moses, Seattle Center
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 4/5
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Spafford, Michael /13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird, Seattle Opera House
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 4/6
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Sperry, Ann/ Seattle Garden, Union Substation
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 4/7
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Artists T - Tate, Tredway, Tolon
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 4/8
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Trimpin and Clark Wiegman / Hydraulis, KeyArena
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 4/9
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Troutner, Ann, Paul Marioni/ Swimmers and Portal, Evans Pool, Green Lake Comm. Center
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 4/10
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Artists V - Vanbianchi, vonRosentiel
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 4/11
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Venturi, Robert/ Seattle Art Museum
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 4/12
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Artists W - Warashina, Whipple, Wiley, Woo, Wyckoff
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 4/13
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Wiegman, Clark and Chris Krumm/ Kiosk
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 4/14
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Ziegler, Ellen /Beacon Hill Fire Station
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 4/15
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Ziegler, Ellen/ Yesler Fire Station
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 4/16
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 5/1
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Miscellaneous - Contacts and Negatives
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 5/2
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Miscellaneous - Contacts and Negatives
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 5/3
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Miscellaneous - Public Art Programs
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 5/4
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Seattle Neighborhoods - Contacts and Negatives
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 5/5
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Seattle Neighborhoods - Prints
      Dates: circa 1980s
      Container: Box/Folder 5/6
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s
    • Description: Portopia 1981
      Dates: 1981
      Container: Box/Folder 5/7
      Location: Public Art, circa 1980s

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Subject Terms

  • Art commissions--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Art, Municipal--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Public sculpture--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Public art--Washington (State)--Seattle

Corporate Names

  • Seattle Arts Commission
  • Seattle (Wash.). Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Negatives
  • Photographic prints

Finding aid prepared by Julie Kerssen
2006

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