Alexander Calder’s The Eagle (at Olympic Sculpture Park)

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Alexander Calder’s *The Eagle* at Olympic Sculpture Park is a large, bright-red abstract steel sculpture that serves as an iconic landmark and centerpiece of Seattle’s outdoor art collection.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract sculpture
outdoor sculpture
public art
artForm sculpture
artisticStyle Calder stabile
associatedWith Olympic Sculpture Park opening
Seattle waterfront redevelopment
color bright red
commissionedFor public display
country United States
creator Alexander Calder
depicts eagle (abstracted)
dimensionCharacteristic large scale
exhibitionType permanent installation
function centerpiece of Olympic Sculpture Park
landmark
genre modern art
hasComponent angular forms
curved forms
large steel plates
hasNameOrigin named for an eagle
heritageDesignation iconic artwork of Seattle
influencedBy Calder’s earlier stabiles
installationSite waterfront park setting
locatedIn Seattle
United States
Washington
location Olympic Sculpture Park
material painted steel
movement Abstract art
Modernism
notableFor abstract form
bright red color
role as park centerpiece
outdoorIndoor outdoor
ownedBy Seattle Art Museum
partOf Seattle Art Museum collection
Seattle public art collection
photographicSubject popular tourist photo spot
safetyConsideration designed for public interaction at a distance
subject bird
supportStructure steel armature
surfaceTreatment painted finish
theme flight (abstract)
nature (abstract)
tourismAttraction Seattle cultural attraction
visibility visible against Seattle skyline
visible from multiple points in Olympic Sculpture Park

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
The Eagle (Olympic Sculpture Park) ("Calder’s earlier stabiles")
influencedBy
Alexander Calder ("Eagle (Olympic Sculpture Park)")
notableWork
Seattle Art Museum
notableWorkInCollection

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