Western Washington University Public Sculpture Collection
The Western Washington University Outdoor Sculpture Collection is a public sculpture collection[1] founded in 1960.[2][3] The collection contains thirty-six public sculptures[4] spanning 190 acres of the Western Washington University campus.[5]
History
In 1957, the board of trustees of Western Washington University established a policy that encouraged public art on the campus.[3] The first work added to the collection, commissioned by Paul Thiry,[6] was James Fitzgerald'sRain Forest, in 1960.[3]
Campus architect Ibsen Nelsen commissioned Isamu Noguchi's "Skyviewing Sculpture" in the 1960s.[6]