| Seattle Garden | |
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 The sculpture at the intersection ofPost Alley and Union Street, 2022 | |
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| Artist | Ann Sperry |
| Year | 1988 (1988) |
| Medium | Steel sculpture |
| Location | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 47°36′26″N122°20′22″W / 47.60722°N 122.33944°W /47.60722; -122.33944 |
Seattle Garden is a 1988 painted steel sculpture by Ann Sperry, installed inSeattle, Washington. The work is approximately 4 ft, 5 in tall and 334 ft long. It runs along two sides of the Seattle City Light Union Street Substation, onPost Alley between Union and University Streets.[1]
In 2003, Stewart Oksenhorn ofThe Aspen Times wrote, "What might be [Sperry's] most impressive work was designed as functional art. In the mid-'80s, Sperry won a competition sponsored by the Seattle Arts Commission Percent for Art Program, which resulted in 1988'sSeattle Garden, a 334-foot long installation bordering a downtown Seattle power substation. The aim was to prevent kids from climbing onto the substation grounds. Sperry's sharp-edged, flower-inspired metal work not only served the purpose, but also beautified the neighborhood."[2] According to Sperry, the artwork has not been subject to much vandalism because of its appearance. She has said, "If it were New York, they would have put up chain-link fence. Because it was Seattle, they had an art competition."[2]
