''Seattle Fishermen's Memorial'', or ''Fisherman's Memorial'', is an outdoor sculpture by Ronald Petty, installed at
Fishermen's Terminal in
Seattle
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Washington
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The monument was designed in 1987 and dedicated in October 1988. It commemorates Seattle fisherman who died since 1900.
Description
Ronald Petty's ''Seattle Fishermen's Memorial'' is installed at Docks 8 and 9 at Seattle's
Fishermen's Terminal. The monument features a cast stone column supporting a
bronze
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals (such as phosphorus) or metalloid ...
standing male figure, who holds a fishing line in his proper right hand. A fish is attached to the end of the line. The column's base is a bronze relief depicting 32 "sea creatures", including fish. Adjacent to the column is a concrete wall with bronze plaques displaying the names of around 460 Seattle fishermen who died since 1900.
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History
The memorial was designed in 1987 to "honor commercial fishermen from the Seattle area who have been lost at sea". It was dedicated on October 8, 1988. The sculpture was surveyed and deemed "well maintained" by the Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, Education center, education and Research institute, research centers, created by the Federal government of the United States, U.S. government "for the increase a ...
's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!
Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) was a community-based effort to identify, document, and conserve outdoor sculpture in the United States. The program was initiated in 1989 and ended in 1999.
History
Save Outdoor Sculpture! was initiated by Heri ...
" program in January 1994. It is administered by the Seattle Fishermen's Memorial Foundation.[
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See also
* 1988 in art
Events from the year 1988 in art.
Events
*Opening of the Kiasma Contemporary Art Museum in Helsinki, designed by Steven Holl
*Donatello's bronze ''Judith and Holofernes (Donatello), Judith and Holofernes'' is replaced on the Piazza della Signo ...
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Sculptures of fish in the United States
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Statues in Seattle
Animal sculptures in Washington (state)
Monuments and memorials completed in the 1980s
Works about fishermen