Sculptural Screens
Artist
Everett DuPen
MediumCarved walnut, bronze
Dimensions7 x 10 1/4 ft., (213.3 x 312.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCommissioned by the City of Seattle
Description: The motif of the screens is Northwest plant life that includes twining stalks, bursting buds, and coiling seaweed. The plant forms have not been fully articulated so they can hover between naturalism and abstraction.
In 1925, the Hollywood California newspaper, The Daily Citizen, praised 13-year-old Everett DuPen’s talent in sculpture, calling him “The Genius Among Us”. At his death at age 92 he was “an elder” and Fellow of the prestigious National Sculpture Society and The National Academy of Design. In the years between he had a remarkable career as a sculptor and teacher spanning eight decades
Location: Floor 03, lobby near South Fifth Avenue entrance
In 1925, the Hollywood California newspaper, The Daily Citizen, praised 13-year-old Everett DuPen’s talent in sculpture, calling him “The Genius Among Us”. At his death at age 92 he was “an elder” and Fellow of the prestigious National Sculpture Society and The National Academy of Design. In the years between he had a remarkable career as a sculptor and teacher spanning eight decades
Location: Floor 03, lobby near South Fifth Avenue entrance
