''Loo Wit'' is an outdoor 1975–1976 sculpture by
James Rosati
James Rosati (1911 in Washington, Pennsylvania 1911 – 1988 in New York City) was an American abstract sculptor. He is best known for creating an outdoor sculpture in New York: a stainless steel ''Ideogram.''
Life
Born near Pittsburgh, R ...
, currently installed at the
Seattle University
Seattle University (SeattleU) is a private Jesuit university in Seattle, Washington. Seattle University is the largest independent university in the Northwestern United States, with over 7,500 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate prog ...
campus in
Seattle
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,
Washington
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.
Description
The tall abstract sculpture is made of enameled aluminum, and rests on a concrete base.
History
''Loo Wit'' was purchased by
Richard Hedreen, the developer of the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Hotel (113 6th Avenue); Hedreen installed the sculpture outside the hotel in 1980.
[ The work was installed at Seattle University on August 31, 2015, after being gifted by Hedreen and his wife, Betty Petri Hedreen.]
See also
* 1976 in art
Events from the year 1976 in art.
Events
* July–August – Articles by Geraldine Norman in ''The Times'' (London) expose a number of paintings attributed to Samuel Palmer as the work of Tom Keating, which he does not deny.
* Completion of the ...
References
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1976 sculptures
Abstract sculptures in Washington (state)
Aluminum sculptures in Washington (state)
Outdoor sculptures in Seattle
Seattle University campus