Dancer's Series: Steps

Dancer's Series: Steps
The 'tango' part of the sculpture, 2022
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Artist
  • Jack Mackie
  • Charles Greening
Year1979 (1979)
TypeSculpture
MediumSculpture: bronze
Base: concrete
Condition"Well maintained" (1995)
LocationSeattle, Washington, United States
Coordinates47°37′16″N 122°19′15″W / 47.62111°N 122.32083°W / 47.62111; -122.32083

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]

Description

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The 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

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The installation was 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

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  1. ^ a b c "Dancer's Series: Steps, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  2. ^ 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.