Made in USA (sculpture) explained

Made in USA
Artist:	Michael Davis
Type:	Sculpture
Subject:	Industrial tools
Dimensions:	24feet high, 14feet wide
City:	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates:	47.5801°N -122.3273°W
Owner:	Sound Transit

Made in USA is a 2005 sculpture by American artist Michael Davis, installed at the SODO light rail station in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. It consists of a 24adj=midNaNadj=mid by 14adj=midNaNadj=mid steel archway as well as a plaza with seating areas.^[1] The archway is composed of oversized tools, including a try square, spirit level, and carpenter pencil. The seating area includes benches shaped into I-beams and a cog, with cast bronze replicas of workbench tools soldered onto the granite tops. Both elements honor the industrial legacy of Seattle's SoDo neighborhood by using "tools of the trade".^{[2] [3] [4]}

The archway element of the piece was installed in August 2005 as the first piece of public art on the Central Link line.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Fall 2005 . Getting Involved: STart in SODO . Seattle, Washington . . Link Light Rail Quarterly News . 2 . 2 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150528170658/http://www.soundtransit.org/documents/pdf/projects/link/LinkQrtlyNews_Issue_2.pdf . May 28, 2015 . January 9, 2017 .
2. Web site: STart - Sound Transit Art Program: Guide to Art . April 2014 . Sound Transit . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729182457/http://www.soundtransit.org/Documents/pdf/201404_STartonLinkMap.pdf . July 29, 2014 . January 9, 2017.
3. Web site: SODO Station - Public Art . dead . Sound Transit . https://web.archive.org/web/20100612221710/http://soundtransit.org/Projects-Home/STart-Public-Art-Program/Public-Art-Projects/SODO-Station.xml . June 12, 2010 . September 18, 2014.
4. News: Upchurch . Michael . July 12, 2009 . Sound Transit light rail's public art makes a big splash . . January 9, 2017.