Adjacent, Against, Upon

Coordinates: 47°37′10″N 122°21′42″W / 47.61944°N 122.36167°W

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Adjacent, Against, Upon

Artist	Michael Heizer
Location	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates	47°37′10″N 122°21′42″W / 47.61944°N 122.36167°W / 47.61944; -122.36167

Adjacent, Against, Upon is a 1976 sculpture by Michael Heizer, installed in Seattle's Myrtle Edwards Park, in the U.S. state of Washington.^[1] The work was the first commissioned by the Seattle Arts Commission.^[2] It has been described as "exquisite"^[3] and "iconic".^[4] The piece is made up of three enormous natural granite slabs resting on or near three concrete plinths.^[2]

References

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^ "Weekly Art Hit: 'Adjacent, Against, Upon' by Michael Heizer". artbeat.seattle.gov. March 21, 2013. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Keimig, Jas. "How to Look at Michael Heizer's "Adjacent, Against, Upon"". The Stranger. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
^ "Where's our public art?". queenannenews.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
^ ELLISON, JAKE (June 24, 2016). "Look back: 1976 was a surprisingly big year for Seattle". seattlepi.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.

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Michael Heizer's sculpture Adjacent, Against, Upon is unveiled in Seattle's Myrtle Edwards Park in December 1976, HistoryLink.org

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Adjacent, Against, Upon
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Persephone Unbound
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sculpture

Busts	Chief Seattle Edvard Grieg James J. Hill Henry M. Jackson Mark A. Matthews
Statues	Chief Seattle Christopher Columbus† Chris Cornell Leif Erikson Ivar Haglund Jimi Hendrix Don James Lenin John McGraw Jim Owens William H. Seward Sun Yat-Sen George Washington

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