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Sister Paula Turnbull not only created the Garbage Goat in a “goat grotto” and the Australian Sundial for Expo ’74, but was significantly involved with inviting other artists to be a part of the Fair. The welded metal Garbage Goat was designed to encourage young people to pick up their trash. The goat has a four and half inch tube connected to a vacuum fan which will suck trash through the goat’s mouth into a trash container. Some goat lovers have objected because it perpetuates the misconception that goats are omnivorous or suffering from pica. Kids of all ages love it!
Another very popular work is “The Childhood Express” which is a much larger than life “Red Wagon” created by Ken Spiering. This sculpture was created in honor of the Washington State’s 1989 Centennial and was a gift to the City by the Junior League of Spokane. It serves not only as a work of art but as a “slide” for children’s play.
George Tsutakawa created the Expo ’74 fountain at the corner of Spokane Falls Boulevard and Washington. This fountain is 18 feet high and weighs 8,200 lbs. This piece is a fine early example of Tsutakawa’s work and shows sign of wear and a bit of corrosion after more than 37 years. The sculpture was crafted from aluminum because of Spokane’s long history with aluminum manufacturing and a sponsorship from businesses in this sector. Tsutakawa also created fountains for Expo ‘70 in Osaka and for the Sao Paulo Biennial in 1955. Our fountain is one of 80 created in his lifetime.
Themes are featured prominently, such as the environment (the theme of Expo ’74), Spokane’s notable people and events, art that can be enjoyed interactively by children and adults, and art by Spokane’s most prominent artists.
People commemorated include: bronze memorial by Deborah Copenhaver- Fellows, 1984;
Earth”, a bronze created by Glenn Emmons for the centennial of the Mining Association in 1994;
killed in the Columbia Space Shuttle Tragedy, is remembered in a bronze by Dorothy Fowler;
Sacred Heart Hospital: This bronze, “The Call and the Challenge,” by Ken Spiering depicts nuns in the health service and a workman who worked to build Spokane’s hospitals. A fun fact is that the model for the workman is the artist Harold Balazs whose work is adjacent.
– one example being the copper sculpture entitled, “Shamil,” which was donated by our previous Sister City Makhachkala, Russia.
Copenhaver-Fellows, “Footsteps to the Future” which reflects the core values in scouting and recognizes a long standing leader, Dean Dinnison.
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