Born in Seattle and raised there and in Japan, George Tsutakawa (1910-1997) was an internationally recognized painter and sculptor best known for his avant-garde fountain designs. Over the course of his career, he created more than 70 fountains for public places around the world. Tsutakawa studied sculpture at the University of Washington, and served in the US Army during World War II. He taught in the art and architecture departments at the University of Washington for 34 years, retiring in 1976.
In this image, Tsutakawa poses in his home studio with models of two bronze fountains that he designed for the plaza of the Seattle-First National Bank building (now Safeco Plaza) in 1968.
Caption information source: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/banking/article35181900.html Caption information source: "Tsutakawa, George (1910-1997): Master of Fountains," by Deloris Tarzan Ament, HistoryLink.org Essay 5426 Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number: 2000.107.214.28.04
Date: 1968
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 7.75 x 9.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
