Documented artwork / site-responsive bronze sculpture
Everything that Rises
Credit as documented: Martin Puryear
Everything that Rises is Martin Puryear’s bronze sculpture made for the University of Washington’s Physics and Astronomy Plaza in Seattle. ArtsWA describes a form organized symmetrically around a vertical axis, with a copper-colored surface selected to respond to the surrounding buildings. Kentucky fabricator Vendome, Inc., better known for distillery tanks, produced the sculpture. Its acquisition joined Washington’s State Art Collection with the university through a site-responsive commission.
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At a glance
- Year / version
- 1996
- Materials
- silicon bronze
- Documented setting
- outdoor
- Dimensions
- 23 × 6 × 6 ft; 8,000 lb
- Dimensions apply to
- ArtsWA object dimensions and weight, not the surrounding plaza.
- Availability
- Unconfirmed
Places & versions
Installation history
Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.
1996 (artwork date; installation start unestablished)
University of Washington, Physics and Astronomy Plaza, Seattle, Washington
Materials and construction
The university’s architectural account identifies the courtyard sculpture by title and its informal nickname, Peanut. This places it within Cesar Pelli’s Physics and Astronomy complex rather than treating the surrounding building as part of the sculpture. ArtsWA dates the work 1996; the 1994 embedded in its accession identifier is not an installation date.
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Sources
- phys.washington.edu ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17
- www.arts.wa.gov ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17