''Changing Form'' (also known as ''Kinetic'' and ''Volumetric Space Frame'') is an abstract

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sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

by artist

Doris Totten Chase Doris Totten Chase (29 April 1923 – 13 December 2008) was an American painter, teacher, and sculptor. She was a member of the Northwest School (art), Northwest School. Chase had a career as a painter and sculptor before moving to New York, whe ...

, installed in the center of

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Kerry Park Kerry Park is a small public park and viewpoint on the south slope of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington, United States. It overlooks Downtown Seattle and is located along West Highland Drive between 2nd Avenue West and 3rd Avenue West. Th ...

, in the

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. The sculpture was given by Mr. and Mrs. Kerry's three children, and stands tall. Since installation in 1971, the sculpture has been popular among photographers using it to frame the Seattle

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or Mt Rainier, and children crawling around its smooth, black curves.Rahner, Mark
"Doris Chase, celebrated artist, divided career between Seattle and New York"
. ''

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''. 27 December 2008.

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Changing Form by Doris Chase – Seattle, WA
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