Scepter (1966) by Steve TibbettsTheWestern Washington University Outdoor Sculpture Collection is a public sculpture collection[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Western Washington University campus.[ 5]
In 1957, the board of trustees of Western Washington University established a policy that encouraged public art on the campus.[ 3] Paul Thiry ,[ 6] James Fitzgerald's Rain Forest , in 1960.[ 3]
Campus architect Ibsen Nelsen commissioned Isamu Noguchi's "Skyviewing Sculpture" in the 1960s.[ 6]
Funding for the acquisition of the works in the collection came from a combination of sources that included the state's one percent for art law,The Virginia Wright Fund ,[ 7] National Endowment for the Arts [ 8]
The collection is overseen by the director of the university'sWestern Art Gallery . As of 2015, the director of the collection is Hafþór Yngvason.[ 4]
Sculptures in the collection [ edit ] "Rain Forest (1959) ," byJames FitzGerald "Totem (1962) ," byNorman Warsinske "Wall Relief" (1962) , byNorman Warsinske "Scepter" (1966) , bySteve Tibbetts "Sky Viewing Sculpture " (1969),[ 6] Isamu Noguchi "Steam Work for Bellingham-II ,[ 6] Robert Morris "Alphabeta Cube" (1972), byFred Bassetti "The Man Who Used to Hunt Cougars for Bounty" (1972), byRichard Beyer "Log Ramps" (1974; 1987), byLloyd Hamrol "For Handel " (1975),[ 7] Mark di Suvero "India" (1976), byAnthony Caro "Sasquatch" (1976), byRod Pullar "Flank II" (1978), byMia Westerlund Roosen "Garapata" (1978), byJohn Keppelman "Mindseye" (1978),[ 9] Mark di Suvero "Stone Enclosure: Rock Rings" (1978),[ 10] [ 11] Nancy Holt "Curve / Diagonal" (1979), byRobert Maki "Normanno Column" (1980), byBeverly Pepper "Normanno Wedge" (1980), byBeverly Pepper "Wright's Triangle" (1980),[ 7] Richard Serra "Untitled Box" (1982), byDonald Judd "Bayview Station" (1987), byGeorge Trakas "The Islands of the Rose Apple Tree Surrounded by the Oceans of the World for You, Oh My Darling" (1987), byAlice Aycock "Two-part Chairs, Right Angle Version (A Pair)" (1987), byScott Burton "Untitled" (1989), byUlrich Rückriem "Untitled" (1990), byMeg Webster "Manus" (1994), byMagdalena Abakanowicz "Feats of Strength" (1999), byTom Otterness "Stadium Piece" (1999),[ 6] Bruce Nauman "Bigger Big Chair" (2006), byDavid Ireland "Burning Island" (2014), byKeaton Martin [citation needed "Nooksack Middle Fork" (2016),[ 12] Claude Zervas ^ "Western Washington University Outdoor Sculpture Collection" .Center for Land Use Interpretation . RetrievedApril 12, 2016 .^ "Outdoor Sculpture Collection" .Western Washington University . Archived fromthe original on October 19, 2016. RetrievedApril 12, 2016 .^a b c Exploring Best Practices for Building a University's Public Art Collection ISBN 978-0-549-60866-0 ^a b "Reykjavik Art Museum Director takes helm at Western Gallery in Sept. 2015" .Bellingham.org . RetrievedApril 13, 2016 .^ Karen Brown; June Eveleigh Brown; Beth Knutsen (2006).Karen Brown's Pacific Northwest 2007 ISBN 978-1-933810-14-0 ^a b c d e Farr, Sheila."Beautiful burden" .The Seattle Times . RetrievedApril 13, 2016 . ^a b c "Founding the Washington Art Consortium's Original Collection" .The Washington Art Consortium . RetrievedApril 13, 2016 .^ "WWU's Outdoor Sculpture Collection Turns 50" .Window Magazine . RetrievedApril 12, 2016 .^ Balmer, Dan."Sculpting Excellence On Western's Campus" .The Western Front Online . RetrievedApril 13, 2016 . ^ "Construction, dedication of 'Rock Rings' sculpture" .Western Washington University . RetrievedApril 13, 2016 .^ Anna Maria Guasch Ferrer; Nasheli Jimenez Del Val (October 17, 2014).Critical Cartography of Art and Visuality in the Global Age ISBN 978-1-4438-6996-6 ^ Bikman, Margaret."New public art by Claude Zervas at WWU" .The Bellingham Herald . RetrievedApril 13, 2016 . 
