The Red Popsicle

The Red Popsicle
The sculpture in 2022
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ArtistCatherine Mayer
Year2011 (2011)
LocationSeattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates47°36′51.9″N 122°20′33.6″W / 47.614417°N 122.342667°W / 47.614417; -122.342667

The Red Popsicle[1] (also known as Giant Red Twin Popsicle[2][3] or simply Popsicle)[4] is a 2011 sculpture by Catherine Mayer, installed in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Washington.[5]

Description and history

The 17-foot steel and epoxy artwork was installed at the intersection of Fourth and Blanchard outside the building of the same name in early June 2011.[6][7]

Reception

Christina Ausley of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer described the sculpture as "public pop art that looks good enough to eat, but sadly is not".[2] The newspaper also included the artwork in a 2021 list of "24 of Seattle's quirkiest landmarks".[8] Bradley Foster included the sculpture in Thrillist's 2014 list of "10 secret Seattle things you didn't know existed".[9] Sean Keeley and Sarah Anne Lloyd included the work in Curbed Seattle's 2019 list of "30 notable public art spots in Seattle".[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Red Popsicle by Catherine Mayer | Seattle Commercial Real Estate". Martin Selig Real Estate. 15 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  2. ^ a b Ausley, Christina (2020-02-22). "14 of Seattle's strangest landmarks: Have you found all of these classics?". KTVL. Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  3. ^ Peters, Jenny. "Seattle". Air Chicago Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  4. ^ "Seattle Public Art Map" (PDF). Seattle Office of Arts & Culture. 2016. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  5. ^ Campanario, Gabriel (2016-04-18). "Cooling off by the giant popsicle". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  6. ^ van Huygen, Meg (2022-07-25). "Where to Chill in Downtown Seattle". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  7. ^ "Who built the giant Belltown popsicle?". king5.com. 2011-08-04. Archived from the original on 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  8. ^ "24 of Seattle's quirkiest landmarks and where to find them". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 2021-09-11. Archived from the original on 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  9. ^ Foster, Bradley (2014-10-15). "10 secret Seattle things you didn't know existed". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  10. ^ Keeley, Sean (2018-04-10). "30 notable public art spots in Seattle". Curbed Seattle. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2022-11-17.