Hammering Man - Seattle, WA - Kinetic Sculpture and Art on Waymarking.com

The artist of this piece, Jonathan Borofsky, has produced several similar Hammering Man sculptures which are scattered across major cities of the world..
The sculpture is 48 feet tall, depicts a man with a hammer with an arm which is electrically mechanized to move in a hammering motion. The number 3277164 is painted on the figure's back leg. This piece is dated 1992. The Smithsonian Inventory has 6 photos of the work on it's website.
The artist created this piece to honor all workers...but, the first Hammering Man was sited in Frankfurt in 1990 as a protest against neo-Nazism.
See more about this series and a statement by the author at the Wikipedia article: (visit link)

Title of Piece: Hammering Man Artist: Jonathan Borofsky Material/Media: Painted steel, aluminum, electric motor. Date of Creation or Placement: 1992 Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): outside the entrance to the Seattle Art Museum, 100 University Street, Seattle. Web link(s) for additional information: [Web Link] Web link(s) to YouTube or other video: [Web Link]

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