Robert Morris Earthwork
The Robert Morris Earthwork is a 1979 public art earthworks installation in Seatac, Washington by Robert Morris. The area surrounding the piece, a former gravel pit overlooking the Kent Valley outside of Seattle,[1] has been rapidly filled in with urban growth, leading to efforts to both protect it and to enhance public access and enjoyment. The earthwork was the result of a King County government symposium titled Earthworks: Land Reclamation as Sculpture. The same symposium also gave impetus to the creation of the Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks.[2][3] According to the former director of public art for the city and county, the two pieces are the major earthworks in King County.[4] According to 4Culture, the piece is of "international importance".[2] The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.[5]
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Sources
[edit]- "Robert Morris Earthwork SeaTac, Washington", Public art collection database, 4Culture, 2017
- "UNTITLED, JOHNSON GRAVEL PIT NUMBER 30, WASHINGTON", Land use database, The Center for Land Use Interpretation
- McDonald, Tim (2014), Robert Morris Earthwork (audio narrative), stqry.com
- King County Earthworks: Land Reclamation as Sculpture, King County King County Archives, 2013
External links
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- Robert Morris Earthwork (Johnson Pit #30) - 2015 Most Endangered Properties List on YouTube from Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
- Photographs of construction and finished piece from Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
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