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These formal elements became more focused as Gerard evolved his discipline. He installed larger and more ambitious works across King County over the next 40 years. In 1999, Gerard created "The Mitt" for Safeco Field (now T-Mobile Park), where it has since stood as a landmark, meeting point and photo
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Seattleites have indeed embraced this sculpture; its surface is worn away in the spots where people climb on it to have their pictures taken. "The Mitt" has become a city icon, like the
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