Sherwood Gillespy
Artist
Max Nielson
MediumBronze, granite
Dimensions67 in. (170.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift to the City of Seattle from private sources (friends of Sherwood Gillespy)
Description: Bronze full-length figure of a man golfing. He is posed at the height of the swing, arms bent at the elbows, hands above his proper left shoulder. The sculpture sits on a stone pedestal base. On the front of the base is a bronze medallion with a bas-relief portrait of Sherwood Gillespy in proper right profile. There are bronze drinking fountains on either side of the base.
Sherwood Gillespy was an ardent golfer, who introduced the idea of municipally owned golf courses to Seattle.
Location: Jefferson Park, 3801 Beacon Avenue South, Seattle WA 98108 (located at the golf course)