The Tunnel Garden, (sculpture) | Smithsonian Institution

Object Details

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994.; Rupp, James M., "Art in Seattle's Public Places: An Illustrated Guide," Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 190-191.; Washington State Arts Commission, 1990.; The Seattle Times, July 5, 1988, pg. B2, B6.; Image on file.; Rupp, James M., "Art in Seattle's Public Places: An Illustrated Guide," Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 191.; 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: The walls are lined with a latticework pattern of blue and white acoustic tile, and there are fir posts and beams and ceiling latticework. Recorded birdsongs play continuously in the tunnel.

1986. Dedicated Oct. 26, 1986

Type: Sculptures-Site-specific; Sculptures-Architectural component; Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture; Sculptures

Medium: Acoustical tile, Douglas fir, concrete, and audio tape loop sound deck system

Owner/Location: Coadministered by Washington State Arts Commission Art in Public Places Program 110 9th & Columbia Bldg., Mail Stop GH-11 Olympia Washington 98504 Accession Number: WSAC83.196.000; Coadministered by University of Washington Public Art Administration Seattle Washington 98195; Located University of Washington Tunnel between Triangle Parking Garage and Medical Center Seattle Washington

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums