Dancer's Series: Steps
Appearance
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Artist |
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Year | 1979 |
Type | Sculpture |
Medium | Sculpture: bronze Base: concrete |
Condition | "Well maintained" (1995) |
Location | Seattle, Washington, United States |
47°37′16″N 122°19′15″W / 47.62111°N 122.32083°W |
Dancer's Series: Steps is an outdoor 1979 bronze sculpture series by artists Jack Mackie and Charles Greening, installed on the sidewalks of a nine-block stretch of Broadway between Pine and Roy streets in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The installation features nine dance patterns, some of which are "imaginary", inlaid in the sidewalk: Lindy, Mambo, Obeebo, Bus stop, Cha Cha, Foxtrot, Rumba, Tango, and Waltz. They are located between Roy and Pine streets on Broadway.[1]
History
[edit]The installation was designed and copyrighted in 1979 and dedicated in 1982. It was surveyed and deemed "well maintained" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in April 1995.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Dancer's Series: Steps, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ^ Murakami, Kery (April 3, 2006). "The story behind the steps in the sidewalk". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.