Knoll for NOAA, (sculpture)
Object Details
- sculptor
- Puryear, Martin 1941-
- architectural firm
- NBBJ Group
- Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995.
- Seattle Arts Commission's "Fieldguide to Seattle's Public Art", 1991, pg. 158.
- Image on file.
- Seattle Arts Commission's "Fieldguide to Seattle's Public Art", 1991, pg. 158.
- unsigned
- The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
- Summary
- Site installation of a concrete dome which caps the top of a grassy knoll. The concrete covers the knoll in a coiling pattern, reaching the pinnacle of the sphere in a ying/yang pattern. Placed directly on the grass surrounding the dome structure are four benches, curved to reflect the curvature of the dome.
- 1982-1983
- Control number
- IAS WA000496
- Type
- Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
- Sculptures-Bench
- Sculptures-Site-specific
- Sculptures
- Medium
- Concrete aggregate
- Owner/Location
- Administered by United States Department of Commerce National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle Washington 98115
- Located NOAA Western Regional Center Sand Point Way NE & 67th Street Seattle Washington
- Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
- Topic
- Abstract
- Record ID
- siris_ari_336264
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
