''Adam'' is a
bronze sculpture
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by Colombian artist
Fernando Botero, installed outside
Seattle
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's
Federal Reserve Bank Building at the intersection of 2nd and Madison, in the
U.S. state
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of
Washington
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. The statue is approximately 12 feet tall and covered in a brown patina.
Part of
Martin Selig
Martin Selig (born 1936/37) is a German-born American billionaire property developer, particularly known for his work in Seattle including the Columbia Center, the city's tallest building. He is a Holocaust survivor, having been able to go into h ...
's art collection, the work was created in 1996 and acquired in 2016. Botero has created three pairs of statues depicting
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman. They are central to the belief that humanity is in essence a single family, with everyone descended from a single pair of original ancestors ...
(sometimes called ''Adam and Eve''); the sculpture of Eve owned by Martin Selig is in an unknown location, and the other pairs are installed at the Time Warner Center in New York City and at Hotel Michael in Singapore.
See also
*
1996 in art
Events from the year 1996 in art.
Events
*8 January – Shortly after publication of the Italian edition of his book ''The Art Forger's Handbook'', English-born art forger Eric Hebborn is found lying in a street in Rome, his skull crushed with ...
References
Bronze sculptures in Washington (state)
Sculptures depicting Adam and Eve
Downtown Seattle
Outdoor sculptures in Seattle
Sculptures of men in Washington (state)
Statues in Seattle
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