Hammering Man Seattle Art Museum

Hammering Man in Seattle is 48 feet (14.6 m) tall, 30 inches (76 cm) wide and 7 inches (17 cm) deep, and weighs 26,000 pounds. He is located directly in front of the Seattle Art Museum (47°36′25.31″N 122°20′17.20″W) and made out of hollow-fabricated steel, aluminum mechanized arm, electric motor, and black automotive paint. He was built in 1992 at a cost of $450,000. Original funding was provided by the Virginia Wright Fund in honor of Prentice Bloedel; Seattle City Light 1% for Art funds; the Museum Development Authority; and PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural and Charitable Organizations).
Hammering Man's arm "hammers" silently and smoothly four times per minute from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day. It runs on a 3-hp electric motor set on an automatic timer. Hammering Man rests his arm each evening and every year on Labor Day.
The sculpture was fabricated by Lippincott, Inc., North Haven, Connecticut and installed by Fabrication Specialties, Seattle.
On Labor Day 1993, a group of local artists attached a scaled-to-fit ball and chain to the sculpture's leg.[1]

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