Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks
The Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks is a public park, storm water detention dam and Modernist "masterpiece" of environmental art located in Kent, Washington, United States. The earthworks was created by Bauhaus artist Herbert Bayer in 1982 and designated a landmark by King County Landmarks Commission in 2008. The earthworks site covers 2.5 acres (1.0 ha).
In 2008, the earthworks was upgraded to handle a 10,000-year flood by raising the dam approximately 2 feet (0.61 m).
See also
References
- ^ MICD25 Spotlight on Kent, Washington, National Endowment for the Arts, December 16, 2010, archived from the original on March 9, 2013, retrieved 2012-10-09
- ^ Sheila Farr (May 4, 2008), "Kent's Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks is designated a historic landmark", The Seattle Times, retrieved 2012-10-09
- ^ Sheila Farr (September 7, 2007), "Work of art, work of Earth", The Seattle Times, retrieved 2012-10-09
- ^ Beardsley, John (1998), Earthworks and Beyond, New York: Abbeville Press, p. 94, ISBN 0789202964
- ^ Steve Hunter (July 21, 2008), "Earthworks Park the subject of ... earthwork", Kent Reporter, retrieved 2012-10-09
External links
- Earthworks: Art & Landscape in the Green River Valley at City of Kent
- Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks at The Cultural Landscape Foundation
- Herbert Bayer: Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks at King County Cultural Services
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