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Title	Plaque at the Seattle Mural
Identifier	spl_wl_sec_00361
Description	“Seattle Mural,” by Paul Horiuchi, Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World’s Fair). “Artist Paul Horiuchi designed the 60 foot long cycloramic wall Seattle Mural in 1962 as part of the Seattle Center grounds...Born in Japan where he learned calligraphy and sumi techniques, Horiuchi moved to Seattle in 1946 where he studied Zen and became involved with the arts community. In the mid-1950s, Horiuchi began working in collage, a technique that would later become his signature. The Seattle Mural was commissioned for the Mural Amphitheatre, designed by Seattle architect Paul Thiry. Horiuchi's design originally began as a collage of multicolored torn paper before it was enlarged and reworked into 54 brightly colored panels of Venetian glass fabricated in Italy. Using 160 color variations of glass, Horiuchi intended the mural to evoke the natural beauty and colors of the Northwest. The mural acted then and now as a sound-reflecting acoustic backdrop for an amphitheatre stage. The amphitheatre itself, with its terraced lawn, lies in the shadow of the Space Needle and is host to concerts and other open air performances throughout the year.” (Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, http://www.seattle.gov/arts/publicart/permanent.asp?cat=8&item=5&view=2)
Subjects (LCSH)	Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Lenggenhager, Werner Horiuchi Mural (Seattle, Wash.) Mural painting and decoration--Washington (State)--Seattle Glass craft--Washington (State)--Seattle Mosaics--Washington (State)--Seattle Horiuchi, Paul, 1906-1999 Plaques, plaquettes--Washington (State)--Seattle Outdoor art--Washington (State)--Seattle Thiry, Paul, 1904-1993
Photographer	Lenggenhager, Werner
Architect	Thiry, Paul, 1904-1993
Artist	Horiuchi, Paul, 1906-1999
Date	1962-04-19
Period	Before the Fair
Notes	Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Folder	Art
Digitization Specifications	Master image scanned on Epson 10000 XL flatbed at 600 ppi, 24 bit color, saved as TIFF file.
File Format	image/jp2
Collection	Century 21 Digital Collection
Contributing Institution	The Seattle Public Library
Rights Management	To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions, For information about rights and reproduction, visit http://cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/rights
Type (DCMI)	image
Item Type	Photographs
Source	Original: 8 x10 b/w photographic print
Transcript	THE SEATTLE MURAL PRESENTED BY SEATTLE WORLD’S FAIR TO THE SEATTLE CENTER APRIL 21, 1962 WILLIAM S. STREET CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD JOSEPH E. GANDY PRESIDENT EWEN C. DINGWALL V. PRESIDENT-GEN. MANAGER NORMAN DAVIS FINE ARTS DIRECTOR PAUL HORIUCHI ARTIST OLIVO SANTAGOSTINO FABRICATOR PAUL THIRY ARCHITECT
Date created	2011-12-27