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Seattle Art Museum Under Construction, First and University Street, Jan. 1991 (91-1-12B)
Seattle Art Museum Under Construction, First and University Street, Jan. 1991 (91-1-12B)
Seattle Art Museum Under Construction, First and University Street, Jan. 1991 (91-1-12B)

Seattle Art Museum Under Construction, First and University Street, Jan. 1991 (91-1-12B)

Artist John Stamets
MediumSilver gelatin print
Dimensions17 15/16 x 14 3/16 in. (45.6 x 36 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineSeattle City Light 1% for Art Portable Works Collection

Photographer John Stamets is a self-appointed historian of Seattle building construction and deconstruction.  Over the years he has captured the fleeting images of the wrecking ball making way for “progress.”  Often, his photographs are the only records we have of the ephemeral moment of architecture.