Artist
Akio Takamori described the creative process, fabrication and installation of “
The Three Women” - a collection of cast-aluminum and hand-painted sculptures depicting a girl, a young woman and mother with her baby - to an attentive audience, on March 26, 2012. The work is located on Westlake Avenue, near Denny Way, in Seattle’s
South Lake Union neighborhood. The talk was the kick-off event of Engaging Art, a quarterly series of presentations by local artists hosted by the
Pan Pacific Hotel, located steps away from the sculpture.
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Akio Takamori
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Kini Parente, Pan Pacific Hotel