PIKE PLACE POCKET GUIDE PUBLIC IN THE MARKET

OUR COMMUNITY Pike Place Market has a long history of attracting and inspiring artists of all mediums and styles. It has been depicted countless times over the years, capturing its Victor Steinbrueck/Native Park Plaza beautiful scenery, quirky spirit, lively vibe (and even the Billie the 11 Piggy Bank Pavilion downtrodden periods), preserving moments of history through their works of art. 6 • Mark Tobey (1890-1976) was an internationally North Arcade Crafts Market 12 First & recognized painter and a founder of the art Virginia Champion Bldg. Bldg. movement known as the Northwest School. He

Urban Soames- sketched the Market in the late 1930s and '40s, Garden Pike Street Dunn Bldg. Hillclimb 8 5 7 10 documenting produce, storefronts, people and Main Arcade Stewart Garden 4 House general scenes in oil, gouache and tempera. Center LaSalle Bldg. Bldg. 9 3 Triangle Bldg. Livingston- Baker 2 Bldgs. • Architect Victor Steinbrueck (1911-85) led a Sanitary Smith Bldg. Market First & Pine Jones Bldg. grassroots campaign that helped save Pike Place Corner Bldg. Alaska 1 Market Trade Bldg. Market from the urban renewal wrecking ball. His Inn at the Fairmount Bldg. Market Bldg. book, , is filled with detailed Economy Market Market Sketchbook pen and ink drawings of everything from ramps and signage to shoppers and diners. Other creatives and bohemian characters have long been a part of the fabric and texture of the Market. EXPLORE PUBLIC ART WHILE YOU SHOP Beat artist Jack Kershaw in the '60s, Billy King from the '70s to today, and current local collector Buddy There’s a treasure trove of public artworks found throughout Foley are but a few of the many personalities that bring the Market. More than two dozen murals, , art to the neighborhood and storied interactions with functional art and historic signs adorn the walls, sidewalks Market customers. and buildings throughout the 9 acre historic district. Take The Market community is richer for the artists and a stroll with the guide to explore 10 standouts. Learn more others who work, live, shop and thrive here. about the artworks at the Friends of the Market online archive: friendsofthemarket.net/market-art

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1 SQUID & SASQUATCH SCULPTURES 7 VINTAGE HIGHSTALL SIGNAGE Enter the Economy Atrium and behold the large Squid by Pat Wickline (2001) Main Arcade produce stands, known as highstalls, feature commercial artwork from the looming above and the carved cedar Sasquatch by Rich Beyer (1978) lurking in a nearby 1950s by the Corey Sign Company. Restored by Friends of the Market in 2013. corner. Experts have confirmed that neither are anatomically correct. 8 PUBLIC MARKET SIGN 2 RACHEL THE PIGGY BANK Neon signage has contributed to the Market’s iconic look since the 1920s. In addition to Since 1986, Georgia Gerber's bronze piggy bank has collected change for the Pike Place the Public Market sign at Pike and Pine by architect Andrew Willatsen (1935), numerous Market Foundation, which in turn supports the neighborhood's social service agencies. business signs keep this tradition alive, especially evident in the Main Arcade. 3 SONG OF THE EARTH 9 HILL CLIMB SEATS Look up to discover five panels that commemorate the history of Japanese-American farmers. Take a rest on these functional tractor seats on Stewart St. created by Brian Swenson (1995). Together, they tell the story of Japanese internment during WWII and how it affected Market farmers. Created in 1998 by artist Aki Sogabe using the Kirie papercutting technique. 10 SELF-WATERING VERTICAL PLANTER Installed in upper Post Alley on the west side of the Livingston-Baker Building, this functional 4 SHORT CUT LIGHTS piece was made by Buster Simpson in 1999. Function meets art on the Hillclimb leading to Western Ave. On your way downstairs search for six figures holding bulbs to light the way. ByDan Webb during a 2010 Market renovation. 11 NORTHWEST MICROCOSM Clare Dohna sold her art in the Craft Market for 19 years. Now, she's created 5 STREET MUSIC & MARKET MEMORIES colorful clay fish, flower and fruit tiles that will be combined into three on walls leading Two large back-to-back murals bring color to Hillclimb Level 4. "Street Music" by Karen De up the grand staircase to the MarketFront Plaza. Winter (1988) and "Market Memories" by Billy King (2011) depict vibrant Market scenes. 12 WESTERN 6 CHERRY TREE IN BLOOM Reflecting the Market's bounty and colors of fruits, vegetable and flowers, 1,670 aluminum Murals greet visitors in the elevator lobbies of the Public Market Parking Garage. This mural, strips are suspended on the historic Western Ave. wall facing the MarketFront in this on the first floor elevator lobby, was painted byPaul Douglas Conrad in 1994. collaboration between John Fleming and many community members who painted black and white designs and words on the aluminum strips.

THIS IS JUST A SAMPLING OF THE PUBLIC ART FOUND IN PIKE PLACE MARKET. KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR MORE THROUGHOUT THE MARKET'S 9 ACRES!