Monumental Seattle : the stories behind the city's statues, memorials, and markers

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Title:

Monumental Seattle : the stories behind the city's statues, memorials, and markers

Author:

Spalding, Robert, 1968- author.

Summary:

"A guide to the statues, plaques, and memorial markers in Seattle, Washington."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The pioneer square totem pole -- Birthplace of Seattle Monument -- Chief Seattle -- Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition -- Recognizing Seattle's own -- The roaring twenties -- Early war memorials -- The Great Depression -- Memorializing the Second World War -- Maritime memories and memorials to fishermen -- Memorials from the Scandinavians and Italians -- Remembering places -- What might have been? -- Afterword -- Appendix 1: Maritime plaque inscriptions -- Appendix 2: Monuments and statues -- Appendix 3: Historical markers and plaques -- Notes.

Physical Description:

xvii, 202 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Genre:

Guidebooks.

Subject Term:

Monuments -- Guidebooks.

Historical markers -- Guidebooks.

Public sculpture -- Guidebooks.

Geographic Term:

Seattle (Wash.) -- Guidebooks

Publisher:

Washington State University Press,

Publication Date:

2018

ISBN:

9780874223590

Publication Information:

Pullman, Washington : Washington State University Press, [2018]

Call Number:

917.97 SPALDIN

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Beginning with the 1899 installation of a stolen Tlingit totem pole at Pioneer Square and stretching to Safeco Field's 2017 Ken Griffey Jr. sculpture, Seattle offers an impressive abundance of public monuments, statues, busts, and plaques. Whether they evoke curiosity and deeper interaction or elicit only a fleeting glance, the stories behind them are worth preserving.

Private donors and civic groups commissioned prominent national sculptors and local artists. The resulting creations represent diverse perspectives and celebrate a wide array of cultural heroes, dozens of firsts, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, aviation, and military and maritime service.

"Monumental Seattle" traces the history of these works, exploring their deeper meaning and the context surrounding their creation. It discusses how changing societal values affect public memorials and includes an appendix listing the type, year, location, and artist for sixty, and whether each still exists.

Author Notes

Robert Spalding lived in Seattle for fifteen years. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Northern Iowa and a Master of Arts degree from Purdue University. He also wrote The Essential Guide to Touring Washington Wineries.

Illustrations and Maps	p. viii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
1 The Pioneer Square Totem Pole	p. 1
2 Founders, Firsts, and a Statue of Liberty	p. 11
3 Images of Chief Seattle	p. 25
4 Monuments of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition	p. 39
5 Recognizing Seattle's Own	p. 61
6 The Twenties: Aviation, a President, and a Priest	p. 69
7 Early War Memorials: From the Battle of Seattle to the First World War	p. 77
8 Great Depression, Modest Monuments	p. 89
9 Memorializing the Second World War	p. 99
10 Maritime Memories and Memorials to Fishermen	p. 119
11 Heroes, Leaders, and Legends	p. 135
12 Remembering Places	p. 147
13 What Might Have Been	p. 153
Afterword	p. 163
Appendix I Maritime Plaque Inscriptions	p. 165
Appendix II Monuments and Statues	p. 171
Appendix III Historical Markers and Plaques	p. 175
Maps	p. 180
Notes	p. 183
Selected Sources	p. 193
Index	p. 197

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