List of public art in Kirkland, Washington
This is a list of public art in Kirkland, Washington.
This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.
Most of the works mentioned are sculptures. When this is not the case (sound installation, for example) it is stated next to the title.
| Title | Artist | Year | Location/GPS Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Storyteller | Richard Beyer | 1987 (installed) | 5808 Lake Washington Blvd NE 47°39′37″N 122°12′22″W / 47.6602°N 122.2062°W |
Cast aluminum | 8.5 x 18 x 8 ft. | [1] |
| The Homecoming | Stanley Bleifeld | 1992 | Marina Park 47°40′29″N 122°12′29″W / 47.6748°N 122.2081°W |
Bronze | [2] | |
Centennial Fountain
|
James Herbert FitzGerald | 1972 | Marina Park 47°40′32″N 122°12′31″W / 47.6755°N 122.2085°W |
Bronze | 13 ft. x 41 in. x 46 in | [3] |
| The Water Bearers | Glenna Goodacre | 1994 (dedicated) | David Brink Park 47°40′16″N 122°12′21″W / 47.6711°N 122.2059°W |
Bronze | 8 x 19 x 19 ft. | [4] |
| Puddle Jumpers | Glenna Goodacre | 1989 | Marina Park 47°40′33″N 122°12′32″W / 47.6757°N 122.2088°W |
Bronze | 68 in. x 12 ft. x 41 in. | [5] |
| Jessica, Jake and Annie | Kate Hiddleston | 1987 | Park Place shopping center 47°40′41″N 122°11′55″W / 47.6780°N 122.1987°W |
Bronze | 35 x 40 x 36 in. | [6] |
| Changing Workplace, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow | John Hoge and Richard Beyer | ca. 1985 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology East Building (outside) 47°42′16″N 122°10′03″W / 47.7045°N 122.1676°W |
Granite | 84 x 144 x 84 in. | [7][8] |
| The First Romance | Monyo Mihailescu-Nasturel | 1992 (dedicated) | Houghton Beach Park 47°39′37″N 122°12′24″W / 47.6602°N 122.2067°W |
Bronze | 48 x 52 x 48 in. | [9] |
| Leap Frogging | Monyo Mihailescu-Nasturel | 1991 | Marsh Park 47°39′54″N 122°12′26″W / 47.6651°N 122.2073°W |
Bronze | 53 x 69 x 44 in. | [10] |
| Mountain Comrades | Dan Ostermiller | 1989 | Corner Kirkland Avenue and State Street 47°40′31″N 122°12′13″W / 47.6754°N 122.2037°W |
Bronze | 12 x 60 x 68 in. | [11] |
| Close Quarters | Dan Ostermiller | 1990 | Corner Central Way and Lake Street 47°40′35″N 122°12′26″W / 47.6764°N 122.2073°W |
Bronze | 62 x 77 x 52 in. | [12] |
| Winter | Peter Skinner | Houghton Beach Park 47°39′34″N 122°12′26″W / 47.6594°N 122.2071°W |
Finnish granite | Sculpture: 72 x 30 x 48 in.; Base: approx. 22 x 45 x 70 in. | [13] | |
| Spring | Peter Skinner | Houghton Beach Park 47°39′40″N 122°12′24″W / 47.6610°N 122.2067°W |
Finnish granite | [14] | ||
| Wind Gyro #2 | Bob Becker | Forbes Creek Fire Station 47°41′43″N 122°12′35″W / 47.6954°N 122.2098°W |
[14] | |||
| Betty Lou | Lisa Sheets | ca. 1994 | Banner Bank, Kirkland Ave. and Main Street 47°40′33″N 122°12′17″W / 47.6758°N 122.2048°W |
Bronze | [14] | |
| Carousel | Richard Beyer | ca. 1995 | Downtown library 47°40′33″N 122°12′11″W / 47.6757°N 122.2030°W |
Cast aluminum | [14] | |
| Bounding Mule Deer | Dan Ostermiller | Lake Washington Blvd and Lakeview Drive 47°39′26″N 122°12′18″W / 47.6571°N 122.2049°W |
Bronze | [14] | ||
| Circulations | Christine Bourdette | Totem Lake freeway station47°42′54″N 122°11′10″W / 47.7150°N 122.1862°W | Steel and granite | [14] | ||
| Cow and Coyote | Brad Rule | ca. 2002 | Corner of Central Way and Lake Street South 47°40′36″N 122°12′26″W / 47.6767°N 122.2073°W |
Bronze | Traditionally dressed in whimsical costumes on holidays by city residents since 2011[15][16][14] | |
| The Fisherman | Richard Beyer | ca. 1998 | Waverly Beach Park 47°41′11″N 122°12′57″W / 47.6864°N 122.2157°W |
Cast aluminum | [14] | |
| Gateway | Wayne Chabre | City of Kirkland Annex Building, 302 1st Street 47°40′39″N 122°12′29″W / 47.6774°N 122.2081°W |
Copper | [14] | ||
| Giving Back | Kate Martin | ca. 2002 | Park Lane and Lake Street South 47°40′33″N 122°12′24″W / 47.6759°N 122.2066°W |
Bronze fountain | [14] | |
| Matador | Micajah Bienvenu | Corner 3rd Street and 10th Ave 47°40′58″N 122°12′14″W / 47.6829°N 122.2039°W |
[14] | |||
| Ontar | Anthony Howe | Juanita Village 47°42′16″N 122°12′39″W / 47.7045°N 122.2107°W |
Stainless steel, copper and fiberglass | [14] | ||
| Rac-o-Lom | Anthony Howe | Juanita Village 47°42′16″N 122°12′39″W / 47.7045°N 122.2107°W |
Stainless steel and fiberglass | [14] | ||
| Reverb | Anthony Howe | Lake Street South 47°40′27″N 122°12′22″W / 47.6741°N 122.2061°W |
Stainless steel | [14] | ||
| Gesture #1 | John Hoge | Carillon Woods Park 47°39′26″N 122°11′56″W / 47.6573°N 122.1988°W |
Basalt | [14] | ||
| The Gossips | Louise McDowell | Peter Kirk Park 47°40′37″N 122°12′03″W / 47.6770°N 122.2009°W |
Bronze | [14] | ||
| Last Gift | Dennis Brown | ca. 2003 | 88 Kirkland Avenue 47°40′31″N 122°12′25″W / 47.6754°N 122.2070°W |
Concrete | [14] | |
| Nesting | Rosie Sandifer | Park Lane 47°40′34″N 122°12′22″W / 47.6761°N 122.2062°W |
Bronze | [14] Relocated 2015? | ||
| Of Grace | Leo Osborne | Park Lane 47°40′34″N 122°12′22″W / 47.6761°N 122.2062°W |
Bronze | [14] | ||
| Fountain and post-tensioned obelisk | John Hoge | 2003 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology Technology Center (outside) 47°42′19″N 122°10′05″W / 47.7052°N 122.1680°W |
Granite | [8][17] | |
| The Natural | Gary Price | ca. 2002 | Peter Kirk Park ballfield 47°40′38″N 122°12′11″W / 47.6771°N 122.2031°W |
Bronze | [14] | |
| Social Intricacy/The Beach | Carolyn Law | ca. 2011 | Kirkland Transit Center 47°40′35″N 122°12′12″W / 47.6763°N 122.2032°W |
Granite | [18] | |
| Rainwater fountain | John Hoge | ca. 2006 | Ben Franklin Elementary 47°39′44″N 122°10′23″W / 47.6621°N 122.173°W |
Basalt | [19][20] | |
| Patination | Julie Speidel | 11250 Kirkland Way 47°40′44″N 122°11′18″W / 47.6789°N 122.1882°W |
[14] | |||
| Vessel Grouping fountain | John Hoge | 2010 | Kirkland Avene and Lake Street 47°40′31″N 122°12′23″W / 47.6754°N 122.2063°W |
Red and black granite glacial erratic boulders | [21] Cully Ewing credited as assistant on plaque | |
| Sun Signs; July | Sharon Bender | 1989 | Kirkland Public Library (garden) 47°40′32″N 122°12′09″W / 47.6756°N 122.2026°W | Bronze on granite base | 102 inches (2,600 mm) tall | [21] |
| Oceanic (mural) | Dayton Claudio | 2005 | Kirkland Public Library (exterior south wall) 47°40′33″N 122°12′11″W / 47.6758°N 122.2030°W | Cast epoxy/fiberglass | Artist sued United States to display piece that was offensive to Senator Jesse Helms.[22][21] | |
| Pump-to-gram (two-dimensional illustration) | W. Scott Trimble | 2014 | Metro pump station 3rd Street and Park Lane 47°40′35″N 122°12′13″W / 47.6765°N 122.2037°W | Powder‐coated and painted steel and aluminum, cast glass | [21] | |
| Sidewalk stepping stones | Benson Shaw | 2014 | Central Way pedestrian bulbs at Lake Street and Main Street 47°40′35″N 122°12′25″W / 47.6765°N 122.2069°W47°40′37″N 122°12′18″W / 47.6770°N 122.2050°W | Glass, ceramic and metal mosaic | [21] | |
| Birdhouses | Piper O'Neill | 2008 | Kirkland Avenue and Main Street 47°40′32″N 122°12′18″W / 47.6755°N 122.2051°W | Etched steel with laser‐cut figures | Artist also created SIFF's Golden Space Needle Award.[21] | |
| The Spikes | Merrily Dicks | 2017 (installed) | Cross Kirkland Corridor at NE 85th Street 47°40′46″N 122°11′24″W / 47.6794°N 122.1901°W | Railroad spikes reclaimed from former BNSF line | Three 6–8 ft (1.8–2.4 m) columns rising from 4 ft × 4 ft (1.2 m × 1.2 m) metal base[23] | First installation on Cross Kirkland Corridor trail; sculpture created by Lake Washington Institute of Technology welding student[24][25] |
References
- ^ The Storyteller (IAS WA000260), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
- ^ The Homecoming (IAS 78670003), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
- ^ Centennial Fountain (IAS WA000150), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
- ^ The Water Bearers (IAS WA000148), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
- ^ Puddle Jumpers (IAS WA000149), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
- ^ Jessica, Jake and Annie (IAS WA000147), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
- ^ Changing Workplace, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (IAS 65720169), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
- ^ a b Art on campus, Lake Washington Institute of Technology, retrieved 2012-10-01
- ^ The First Romance (IAS WA000144), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
- ^ Leap Frogging (IAS WA000142), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
- ^ Mountain Comrades (IAS WA000140), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
- ^ Close Quarters (IAS WA000266), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
- ^ Winter (IAS WA000139), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Outdoor sculpture, City of Kirkland's Cultural Arts Commission, retrieved 2015-07-07
- ^ "Kirkland, Washington: Cow and Coyote - Dress-Up Statues", Roadside America, retrieved 2014-12-01
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ Monique Ming Laven (February 20, 2014), Cow and Coyote clothing causes controversy in Kirkland, KIRO-TV
- ^ John Hoge, Portfolio: Post Tensioned Obelisk
- ^ Rose Egge (February 25, 2011), Community celebrates new Kirkland Transit Center, KOMO News
- ^ 2006 Honor Awards for Washington Architecture (PDF), American Institute of Architects Seattle chapter, retrieved 2012-10-06
- ^ "Modernized Schools Provide Improved Learning Environments for Students" (PDF), Lake Washington School District Connections, Winter 2006, retrieved 2012-10-06
- ^ a b c d e f Kirkland downtown art tour (PDF) (flyer), Kirkland Cultural Arts Commission, April 29, 2015
- ^ "Displaying Art in Publicly Owned Spaces: Claudio v. U.S.", Art on Trial: The Arts, the First Amendment, and the Courts, Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, 2005
- ^ City Council Meeting New Business: Approving The Spikes Sculpture by Artist Merrily Dicks for the CKC (PDF) (Memorandum), City of Kirkland City Manager's Office, October 27, 2016
- ^ Kirkland to install public art piece, Minuteman Press, May 13, 2017
- ^ "Kirkland to hold installation celebration for CKC sculpture", Kirkland Reporter, May 8, 2017
External links
Media related to Outdoor sculptures in Kirkland, Washington at Wikimedia Commons
