Art, Design, Fashion

On a recent trip to Seattle I noticed the  art in my hotel.  It was a very quick trip and I didn’t have a chance to visit any of the  galleries in the city.  I was pleasantly surprised by the wonderful glass collection in the hotel.

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Excerpt from Art Guide NW-The collections at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel at Sixth and Pike and the U.S. Bank Centre at Fifth and Pike, are almost entirely on view to the public and add an accessible, enjoyable dimension to visitors and locals alike. Both collections concentrate on local and national artists. Margery Aronson, former junior council administrator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and a Seattle resident since 1976, assembled the collections. They offer a fascinating contrast in corporate collecting philosophies united by quality and taste. The $96 million building had roughly 1% of its construction budget allocated for art that included the commissioning of, among other things, eighteen artists and photographers to create lithographs and photographs for the guest rooms.Thirteen years after the gala black tie opening , the Sheraton

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collection is still largely intact even though the lobby, rooms, and public spaces have all been renovated and redecorated.

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The Larry Kirkland lobby ceiling fiber installation is gone but nearby, a Jeffrey Bishop painting, two Robert Sperry ceramic murals, a Paul Horiuchi collage, a folding screen by Norie Sato, and stone sculpture by James W. Washington, Jr. look better than ever. Upon entering the registration area off Sixth Avenue, visitors are greeted by one of Dale Chihuly’s most stunning installations, Floral Forms (1986).