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Two message boards at the top of the Garretson Woodruff Pratt Building display different words when viewed from different angles. The south sign reads "Gather," "Labor," "Idea" and "Wisdom." The east sign reads "Storage," "UW" and "Tacoma." Plaques embedded in the sidewalk expand on the work.
'Free Speech Zone Pallet' (1997)
Artist: Buster Simpson
Location: GWP interior stairs to Pacific Avenue
Galvanized steel warehouse skid presented by the artist to the Associated Students of UWT as an independent platform for expression. Donated to the University by the Class of 2001.
'African Music' (1983)
Artist: Richard Mock
Location: GWP atrium
This bold oil on canvas painting was donated to the University by Bill and Bobby Street.
'Tabula Saragdina' (1997)
Artist: Dennis Evans
Location: GWP Building, 3rd floor, Room 312
Mixed media on boards. Gift from Carol Murray in memory of Harold and Helen Stueckle.
'Crazy Horse Disappearing' (1991)
Artist: Dean Richardson
Location: Tacoma Room (GWP 320)
Oil on canvas painting donated by Gerald Grinstein in 1999.
'Hombre en Llamas (Man in Flames)' (1998)
Artist: Isabel de Obladia
Location: GWP third floor, next to Tacoma Room
Glass sculpture donated by Lee Gillenwater in honor of his father, Kelso Gillenwater, for whom the library plaza is named.
'Japanese Calligraphy' (c. 1930)
Artist: unknown
Location: Birmingham Block (BB) hallway
Three pieces of Japanese calligraphy (graphite and ink on board) discovered at the site of the Japanese Language School on Tacoma Avenue.
'Commerce Street Series' (1994)
Artist: Larry Dahl
Location: Birmingham Block (BB) hallway
Three black-and-white photographs depict scenes on Commerce Street in the southeast section of campus. Gift of Action for Art.
'Ash-Wednesday Series' (1991)
Artist: M. Lucia Enriquez
Location: Birmingham Block (BB) hallway
Ink and watercolor on paper. Gift of Asian Pacific Islanders' Student Association.
'Red Suit #1' (1996)
Artist: Marit Berg
Location: BHS Student Lounge
Tucked behind the BHS 106 classroom is a small lounge area featuring this oil on canvas work. Gift of Action for Art.
'Vertical Penduling' (1999)
Artists: Dan Senn and Patty Quake
Location: WCG atrium, 2nd floor
Aluminum, steel, wood and electronic piece was a project of UW and the Washington State Arts Commission's Art in Public Places Program. A control panel on the second floor landing activates this sound sculpture.
'Salmon of the Pacific Northwest' (2001)
Artist: Christina Anderson
Location: Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences office (WCG 424)
Ceramic models of chinook, coho, chum, sockeye and pink salmon. Sponsored by the UWT student organization Project Earth.
'Terminus' (2002)
Artist: Brian Goldbloom
Location: North end of Keystone Building
Granite models of upside-down suitcases. Funded by the Washington State Arts Commission's Art in Public Places program.
Carved wood. Gift of Action for Art. This piece is currently out on loan.
'The Four Elements' (2003)
Artist: Steve Gardner
Location: Science Building, main stairwell, all floors
Four installations symbolizing earth, wind, fire and water. Funded by the Washington State Arts Commission's Art in Public Places.
'Chinook Red Chandelier' (1999)
Artist: Dale Chihuly
Location: Library tower, 2nd floor
Internationally-renowned artist Dale Chihuly created this magnificent chandelier that hangs in the library tower. Seven feet wide and 19 feet long, the fiery Chinook Red is composed of over 900 pieces of glass and weighs 1,500 pounds.
'Black Gold' (2004)
Artist: Don Fels
Location: Cherry Parkes, 1st floor atrium
Seven artworks created by signpainting collectives in Kerala, India, based on concepts and schematic designs by artist Don Fels. Funded by the Washington State Arts Commission's Art in Public Places.
'Comparative Morphologies' (2004)
Artist: Stephanie Syjuco
Location: Cherry Parkes, 2nd & 3rd floors
Technology becomes organic in what look like vintage natural history drawings of computer cords and peripherals. Funded by the Washington State Arts Commission's Art in Public Places program.
