Loo Wit

Sculpture in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Loo Wit

The sculpture installed outside the Student Center on the Seattle University campus in 2018

Artist| James Rosati
Location| Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates| 47°36′31″N 122°19′05″W﻿ / ﻿47.608612°N 122.318070°W﻿ / 47.608612; -122.318070
Plaque for the sculpture

Loo Wit is an outdoor 1975–1976 sculpture by James Rosati, currently installed at the Seattle University campus in Seattle, Washington.

## Description[edit]

The 16-foot (4.9 m) tall abstract sculpture is made of enameled aluminum, and rests on a concrete base.[1]

## History[edit]

Loo Wit was purchased by Richard Hedreen, the developer of the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Hotel (113 6th Avenue); Hedreen installed the sculpture outside the hotel in 1980.[1] The work was installed at Seattle University on August 31, 2015, after being gifted by Hedreen and his wife, Betty Petri Hedreen.[2]

## See also[edit]

* 1976 in art

## References[edit]

External videos

Loo Wit Sculpture, Seattle University via Vimeo

* Visual arts portal

1. ^ a b "Loo Wit, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
2. ^ University, Seattle. "Features - The Commons - Seattle University". www.seattleu.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2018-04-13.

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Public art in Seattle

Works|

* A Sound Garden
* Adam
* Adjacent, Against, Upon
* AIDS Memorial Pathway
* American Doughboy Bringing Home Victory
* Angie's Umbrella
* Birthplace of Seattle Monument
* Black Lives Matter street mural
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* Historic Chinatown Gate
* Homeless Jesus
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* International Fountain
* Jet Kiss
* Joshua Green Fountain
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* Lady Rainier
* Loo Wit
* Lundeberg Derby Monument
* Made in USA
* Mirall
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* Moses (2/3)
* Nine Spaces Nine Trees
* Olympic Iliad
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* Pioneer Square totem pole
* Prefontaine Fountain
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* Sonic Bloom
* Soul Pole
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* Thomas Burke Monument
* Three Piece Sculpture: Vertebrae
* Typewriter Eraser, Scale X
* United Confederate Veterans Memorial†
* Untitled
* Kelly
* Shapiro
* Untitled Totem Pole
* Urban Garden
* Waiting for the Interurban
* The Wall of Death
* Waterfront Fountain†
* Waterworks
* Wind Cradle

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* Bunyon's Chess
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* Seattle Cloud Cover
* Sky Landscape I
* Split
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* Untitled (McMakin)
* Wake

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Statues|

* Chief Seattle
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Related|

* Graffiti in Seattle
* List of public art in Kirkland, Washington
* Public art of the Washington State Ferries system
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Key: † No longer extant or on public display

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Seattle University

Located in: Seattle, Washington

Academics|

* Albers School of Business and Economics
* College of Arts and Sciences
* Matteo Ricci College
* School of Law

Athletics|

* Seattle Redhawks
* Men's basketball
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* Bannerwood Park
* Climate Pledge Arena
* Western Athletic Conference

Campus|

* Administration Building
* Bannan Center
* Centennial Fountain
* Championship Field
* Chapel of St. Ignatius
* Chief of the Suquamish – Chief Seattle
* Fine Arts Building
* Garrand Hall
* Hunthausen Hall
* Jim and Janet Sinegal Center for Science and Innovation
* Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons
* Loo Wit
* Loyola Hall
* Redhawk Center
* Student Center
* Sullivan Hall
* Taqwsheblu Vi Hilbert Ethnobotanical Garden
* Untitled

People|

* Notable alumni and faculty
* Eduardo Peñalver

Publications|

* Seattle Journal for Social Justice
* Seattle University Law Review

* Founded: 1891

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