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]
| Dancer's Series: Steps | |
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 The 'tango' part of the sculpture, 2022 | |
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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 | |
Description
editThe 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
editThe installation 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
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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.
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