January 10, 2007



Eagle lands, swallows Needle

Not true! Sure, Alexander Calder's 39-foot painted steel Eagle is going to be Seattle's next icon, but from this angle it looks kind of like a puppy getting ready to nip at its master's trousers. Rivalry of middle-aged artworks: Eagle is 35, Needle's pushing 50.

Eagle devours Needle.JPG Eagle w Needle.JPG

Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park opens to the public Jan. 20th.

Posted by Ronald Holden at 1:39 PM | Comments (6)