Moses
Artist
Tony Smith
MediumPainted steel
Dimensions11 1/2 x 15 x 7 ft. (350.5 x 457.2 x 213.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineSeattle City Light 1% for Art funds, National Endowment for the Arts, Contemporary Art Council of the Seattle Art Museum, Virginia Wright Fund, AIA Seattle Chapter
Description: This sculpture is a 5,500 pound geometrical abstract composition consisting of connected solid black steel volumes.
This was the first major public art acquisition under Seattle's 1% for Art program. Tony Smith was commissioned by the Contemporary Art Council of the Seattle Art Museum to construct a full size plywood mockup of Moses for an exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum Pavilion. In 1972, the Art in Public Places Committee recommended to the Seattle Arts Commission that a steel Moses be constructed and located at Seattle Center.
Location: Seattle Center, Broad Street Green, Broad and John Street
Location: Seattle Center, Broad Street Green, Broad and John Street
