Horiuchi Mural Explained

Horiuchi Mural
Artist:Paul Horiuchi
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates:47.6205°N -122.3507°W
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Horiuchi Mural, also known as Seattle Mural,[1] is a mural by Paul Horiuchi in Seattle Center, in Seattle, Washington. It was commissioned for the Century 21 Exposition (1962) and was billed as the largest artwork in the Pacific Northwest. The mural measures 60 feet by 17 feet.[2] [3]

It was originally installed over a reflecting pool and now serves as a backdrop for Mural Amphitheatre,[4] an outdoor film and performance venue that has hosted numerous musical events.[5] [6] The venue also hosted KING-TV's weekly program Seattle Center Hootenanny.[7]

Horiuchi traveled to Venice to prepare for the mural.[8] A restoration of the mural was completed in 2011.[9] It is a designated landmark.[10] [11]

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  1. Web site: Childress . Tamara . 2012-10-10 . Weekly Art Hit: 'Seattle Mural' by Paul Horiuchi . 2024-10-11 . Art Beat . en-US.
  2. Book: Official Guide Book: Seattle World's Fair, 1962 . 1962 . Acme Publications, Incorporated . en.
  3. Book: Ceramic News . 1961 . Sander Pub. . en.
  4. Book: Cotter, Bill . Seattle's 1962 World's Fair . 2015-12-21 . Arcadia Publishing . 978-1-4396-5426-2 . en.
  5. Web site: Wadsworth . Kimberly . 2014-03-05 . Relics of the World's Fair: Seattle . 2024-10-11 . Atlas Obscura . en . 2024-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240419190138/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/relics-of-the-worlds-fair-seattle . live .
  6. Web site: Century 21 Exposition (1962): Music at the Fair . 2024-10-11 . www.historylink.org . 2024-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240703004232/https://www.historylink.org/File/9367 . live .
  7. Web site: Stuart, Alice (1942-2023) . 2024-10-11 . www.historylink.org . 2024-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240531111715/https://www.historylink.org/file/20799 . live .
  8. Web site: Horiuchi, Paul (1906-1999) . 2024-10-11 . www.historylink.org . 2024-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241005022037/https://historylink.org/File/3829 . live .
  9. Web site: Horiuchi Mural Restoration . 2024-10-11 . Queen Anne Historical Society . en-US.
  10. Web site: Seattle Historical Sites Search Result - Department of Neighborhoods (DON) . 2024-10-11 . web.seattle.gov.
  11. Web site: Horiuchi Mural . 2024-10-11 . Queen Anne Historical Society . en-US . 2022-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006150004/https://www.qahistory.org/landmarks/horiuchi-mural . live .

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