Dancer's Series: Steps
| Dancer's Series: Steps | |
|---|---|
The 'tango' part of the sculpture, 2022 | |
| Artist |
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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 | |
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][3]
Description
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
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
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "When a Seattle artist installed sidewalk dance steps, everybody was watching". The Seattle Times. August 22, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2025.