List of public art in Kirkland, Washington

This is a list of public art in Kirkland, Washington.

This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.

Most of the works mentioned are sculptures. When this is not the case (sound installation, for example) it is stated next to the title.

Title	Artist	Year	Location/GPS Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Notes
The Storyteller	Richard Beyer	1987 (installed)	5808 Lake Washington Blvd NE 47.6602°N 122.2062°W / 47.6602; -122.2062 (The Storyteller)	Cast aluminum	8.5 x 18 x 8 ft.	[1]
The Homecoming	Stanley Bleifeld	1992	Marina Park 47.6748°N 122.2081°W / 47.6748; -122.2081 (The Homecoming)	Bronze		[2]
Centennial Fountain	James Herbert FitzGerald	1972	Marina Park 47.6755°N 122.2085°W / 47.6755; -122.2085 (Centennial Fountain)	Bronze	13 ft. x 41 in. x 46 in	[3]
The Water Bearers	Glenna Goodacre	1994 (dedicated)	David Brink Park 47.6711°N 122.2059°W / 47.6711; -122.2059 (The Water Bearers)	Bronze	8 x 19 x 19 ft.	[4]
Puddle Jumpers	Glenna Goodacre	1989	Marina Park 47.6757°N 122.2088°W / 47.6757; -122.2088 (Puddle Jumpers)	Bronze	68 in. x 12 ft. x 41 in.	[5]
Changing Workplace, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow	John Hoge and Richard Beyer	ca. 1985	Lake Washington Institute of Technology East Building (outside) 47.7045°N 122.1676°W / 47.7045; -122.1676 (Changing Workplace, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow)	Granite	84 x 144 x 84 in.	[6][7]
The First Romance	Monyo Mihailescu-Nasturel	1992 (dedicated)	Houghton Beach Park 47.6602°N 122.2067°W / 47.6602; -122.2067 (The First Romance)	Bronze	48 x 52 x 48 in.	[8]
Leap Frogging	Monyo Mihailescu-Nasturel	1991	Marsh Park 47.6651°N 122.2073°W / 47.6651; -122.2073 (Leap Frogging)	Bronze	53 x 69 x 44 in.	[9]
Mountain Comrades	Dan Ostermiller	1989	Corner Kirkland Avenue and State Street 47.6754°N 122.2037°W / 47.6754; -122.2037 (Mountain Comrades)	Bronze	12 x 60 x 68 in.	[10]
Close Quarters	Dan Ostermiller	1990	Corner Central Way and Lake Street 47.6764°N 122.2073°W / 47.6764; -122.2073 (Close Quarters)	Bronze	62 x 77 x 52 in.	[11]
Winter	Peter Skinner		Houghton Beach Park 47.6594°N 122.2071°W / 47.6594; -122.2071 (Winter)	Finnish granite	Sculpture: 72 x 30 x 48 in.; Base: approx. 22 x 45 x 70 in.	[12]
Spring	Peter Skinner		Houghton Beach Park 47.6610°N 122.2067°W / 47.6610; -122.2067 (Spring)	Finnish granite		[13]
Wind Gyro #2	Bob Becker		Forbes Creek Fire Station 47.6954°N 122.2098°W / 47.6954; -122.2098 (Wind Gyro #2)			[13]
Betty Lou	Lisa Sheets	ca. 1994	Banner Bank, Kirkland Ave. and Main Street 47.6758°N 122.2048°W / 47.6758; -122.2048 (Betty Lou)	Bronze		[13]
Carousel	Richard Beyer	ca. 1995	Downtown library 47.6757°N 122.2030°W / 47.6757; -122.2030 (Carousel)	Cast aluminum		[13]
Bounding Mule Deer	Dan Ostermiller		Lake Washington Blvd and Lakeview Drive 47.6571°N 122.2049°W / 47.6571; -122.2049 (Bounding Mule Deer)	Bronze		[13]
Circulations	Christine Bourdette		Totem Lake freeway station47.7150°N 122.1862°W / 47.7150; -122.1862 (Circulations)	Steel and granite		[13]
Cow and Coyote	Brad Rule	ca. 2002	Corner of Central Way and Lake Street South 47.6767°N 122.2073°W / 47.6767; -122.2073 (Cow and Coyote)	Bronze		Traditionally dressed in whimsical costumes on holidays by city residents since 2011[14][15][13]
The Fisherman	Richard Beyer	ca. 1998	Waverly Beach Park 47.6864°N 122.2157°W / 47.6864; -122.2157 (The Fisherman)	Cast aluminum		[13]
Gateway	Wayne Chabre		City of Kirkland Annex Building, 302 1st Street 47.6774°N 122.2081°W / 47.6774; -122.2081 (Gateway)	Copper		[13]
Giving Back	Kate Martin	ca. 2002	Park Lane and Lake Street South 47.6759°N 122.2066°W / 47.6759; -122.2066 (Giving Back)	Bronze fountain		[13]
Matador	Micajah Bienvenu		Corner 3rd Street and 10th Ave 47.6829°N 122.2039°W / 47.6829; -122.2039 (Matador)			[13]
Ontar	Anthony Howe		Juanita Village 47.7045°N 122.2107°W / 47.7045; -122.2107 (Ontar)	Stainless steel, copper and fiberglass		[13]
Rac-o-Lom	Anthony Howe		Juanita Village 47.7045°N 122.2107°W / 47.7045; -122.2107 (Rac-o-Lom)	Stainless steel and fiberglass		[13]
Reverb	Anthony Howe		Lake Street South 47.6741°N 122.2061°W / 47.6741; -122.2061 (Reverb)	Stainless steel		[13]
Gesture #1	John Hoge		Carillon Woods Park 47.6573°N 122.1988°W / 47.6573; -122.1988 (Gesture #1)	Basalt		[13]
The Gossips	Louise McDowell		Peter Kirk Park 47.6770°N 122.2009°W / 47.6770; -122.2009 (The Gossips)	Bronze		[13]
Last Gift	Dennis Brown	ca. 2003	88 Kirkland Avenue 47.6754°N 122.2070°W / 47.6754; -122.2070 (Last Gift)	Concrete		[13]
Nesting	Rosie Sandifer		Park Lane 47.6761°N 122.2062°W / 47.6761; -122.2062 (Nesting)	Bronze		[13] Relocated 2015?
Of Grace	Leo Osborne		Park Lane 47.6761°N 122.2062°W / 47.6761; -122.2062 (Of Grace)	Bronze		[13]
Fountain and post-tensioned obelisk	John Hoge	2003	Lake Washington Institute of Technology Technology Center (outside) 47.7052°N 122.1680°W / 47.7052; -122.1680 (Fountain and post-tensioned obelisk)	Granite		[7][16]
The Natural	Gary Price	ca. 2002	Peter Kirk Park ballfield 47.6771°N 122.2031°W / 47.6771; -122.2031 (The Natural)	Bronze		[13]
Social Intricacy/The Beach	Carolyn Law	ca. 2011	Kirkland Transit Center 47.6763°N 122.2032°W / 47.6763; -122.2032 (Social Intricacy/The Beach)	Granite		[17]
Rainwater fountain	John Hoge	ca. 2006	Ben Franklin Elementary 47.6621°N 122.173°W / 47.6621; -122.173 (Rainwater fountain)	Basalt		[18][19]
Patination	Julie Speidel		11250 Kirkland Way 47.6789°N 122.1882°W / 47.6789; -122.1882 (Patination)			[13]
Vessel Grouping fountain	John Hoge	2010	Kirkland Avenue and Lake Street 47.6754°N 122.2063°W / 47.6754; -122.2063 (Vessel Grouping)	Red and black granite glacial erratic boulders		[20] Cully Ewing credited as assistant on plaque
Sun Signs; July	Sharon Bender	1989	Kirkland Public Library (garden) 47.6756°N 122.2026°W / 47.6756; -122.2026 (Sun Signs; July)	Bronze on granite base	102 inches (2,600 mm) tall	[20]
Oceanic (mural)	Dayton Claudio	2005	Kirkland Public Library (exterior south wall) 47.6758°N 122.2030°W / 47.6758; -122.2030 (Oceanic)	Cast epoxy/fiberglass		Artist sued United States to display piece that was offensive to Senator Jesse Helms.[21][20]
Pump-to-gram (two-dimensional illustration)	W. Scott Trimble	2014	Metro pump station 3rd Street and Park Lane 47.6765°N 122.2037°W / 47.6765; -122.2037 (Pump-to-gram)	Powder‐coated and painted steel and aluminum, cast glass		[20]
Sidewalk stepping stones	Benson Shaw	2014	Central Way pedestrian bulbs at Lake Street and Main Street 47.6765°N 122.2069°W / 47.6765; -122.2069 (Stepping stones)47.6770°N 122.2050°W / 47.6770; -122.2050 (Stepping stones)	Glass, ceramic and metal mosaic		[20]
Birdhouses	Piper O'Neill	2008	Kirkland Avenue and Main Street 47.6755°N 122.2051°W / 47.6755; -122.2051 (Birdhouses)	Etched steel with laser‐cut figures		Artist also created SIFF's Golden Space Needle Award.[20]
The Spikes	Merrily Dicks	2017 (installed)	Cross Kirkland Corridor at NE 85th Street 47.6794°N 122.1901°W / 47.6794; -122.1901 (The Spikes)	Railroad spikes reclaimed from former BNSF line	Three 6–8 ft (1.8–2.4 m) columns rising from 4 ft × 4 ft (1.2 m × 1.2 m) metal base[22]	First installation on Cross Kirkland Corridor trail; sculpture created by Lake Washington Institute of Technology welding student[23][24]
Crane in its Vigilance	Matt Babcock	2016	Kirkland Justice Center 47.706581°N 122.184781°W / 47.706581; -122.184781 (Crane in its Vigilance)	Bronze and glass fiber reinforced concrete.	17'H x 11'W x 5'D. Weight 2800 lbs	[25]

References

1. The Storyteller (IAS WA000260), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
2. The Homecoming (IAS 78670003), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
3. Centennial Fountain (IAS WA000150), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
4. The Water Bearers (IAS WA000148), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
5. Puddle Jumpers (IAS WA000149), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
6. Changing Workplace, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (IAS 65720169), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
7. Art on campus, Lake Washington Institute of Technology, retrieved 2012-10-01
8. The First Romance (IAS WA000144), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
9. Leap Frogging (IAS WA000142), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
10. Mountain Comrades (IAS WA000140), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
11. Close Quarters (IAS WA000266), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
12. Winter (IAS WA000139), Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art inventories catalog
13. Outdoor sculpture, City of Kirkland's Cultural Arts Commission, retrieved 2015-07-07
14. Doug Kirby; Ken Smith; Mike Wilkins, "Kirkland, Washington: Cow and Coyote - Dress-Up Statues", Roadside America, retrieved 2014-12-01
15. Monique Ming Laven (February 20, 2014), Cow and Coyote clothing causes controversy in Kirkland, KIRO-TV
16. John Hoge, Portfolio: Post Tensioned Obelisk
17. Rose Egge (February 25, 2011), Community celebrates new Kirkland Transit Center, KOMO News
18. 2006 Honor Awards for Washington Architecture (PDF), American Institute of Architects Seattle chapter, retrieved 2012-10-06
19. "Modernized Schools Provide Improved Learning Environments for Students" (PDF), Lake Washington School District Connections, Winter 2006, retrieved 2012-10-06
20. Kirkland downtown art tour (PDF) (flyer), Kirkland Cultural Arts Commission, April 29, 2015
21. "Displaying Art in Publicly Owned Spaces: Claudio v. U.S.", Art on Trial: The Arts, the First Amendment, and the Courts, Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, 2005
22. City Council Meeting New Business: Approving The Spikes Sculpture by Artist Merrily Dicks for the CKC (PDF) (Memorandum), City of Kirkland City Manager's Office, October 27, 2016
23. Kirkland to install public art piece, Minuteman Press, May 13, 2017
24. "Kirkland to hold installation celebration for CKC sculpture", Kirkland Reporter, May 8, 2017
25. "City of Kirkland officials unveil Crane in its Vigilance sculpture", Kirkland Reporter, December 16, 2016

External links

• Media related to Outdoor sculptures in Kirkland, Washington at Wikimedia Commons