One Hundred and Twenty Ancestors
Artist
Marita Dingus
MediumMixed media. Plexiglas, photographs, recycled materials
ClassificationsIntegrated Art
Credit LineSeattle Parks and Recreation 1% for Art funds
Description: Artwork is comprised of one hundred twenty figures made from strings of bottle caps or cut from tin cans. The cut-tin figures were decorated by children in artist-led workshops. The dolls are strung together between two “Plexiglas” panels and are separated by recycled eyeglass lenses. Photographs of the artists’ faces are on the individual figures.
Watch: Seattle Channel Profile of Artist Marita Dingus (2007)
Watch: Seattle Channel Profile of Artist Marita Dingus (2007)
Location: Delridge Community Center, 4501 Delridge Way Southwest, Seattle WA 98109
