Seattle’s Fremont Troll – Street Art

ARDELL on 02 18, 2007

[photopress:class.jpg,full,alignright]I like “The Fremont Troll” with people on it.  Gives you a better perspective of the size of the Artwork.  Grabbed this photo from my sister’s site.

This cool video of the Fremont Troll, gives you a pan of the area and better perspective with regard to where it sits in the Cityscape.

I was surprised to find that this Seattle Street Art piece was done in the early 90s.  Thought it was done in the 60s or 70s, because of the Volskwagon “Bug” that the troll is holding and the Peace Signs painted on it.

Seattle has tons of cool Street Art…Eastside has some as well.  I’ll have to ask Loretta what her whole “tour” of Seattle is.  I know my bedroom is on the tour LOL.  View from my bedroom, actually.  Have to get that upper deck expanded with a spiral up from the lower deck.  Until then…tour through me bedroom is on her list :)   Plus the students love to visit our music room with over 4,000 cds and talk with Kim about his 35 years in the music industry.  We are “on the tour”.  My sister’s a piece of work…runs in the family.

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6 Responses to “Seattle’s Fremont Troll – Street Art”

  1. ARDELL
    February 18, 2007 at 10:59 am

    This one’s for Morgan who said: ” In May, I’m moving to Seattle from Cleveland, Ohio. It’s a good thing I love rain, geographically smallish cities, and trolls.” Just in case people didn’t know why she was referencing Seattle and trolls.

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  2. Dustin
    February 18, 2007 at 7:54 pm

    We could never have enough troll photos on RCG! :)

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  3. Todd Carpenter
    February 18, 2007 at 10:09 pm

    Thanks, I often wondered about the picture in the RCG header.

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  4. Marlow
    February 20, 2007 at 1:47 pm

    I hate to be a partypooper about this, but I really do try to observe copyright laws and urge others to try to do the same.

    I admit I am not always as diligent as I could be, but we should all make our best effort.

    The Fremont Troll artists still maintain the copyright of the image of the Troll and commercial applications of the image are prohibited without the artist’s permission. Contact information can be obtained by calling the Fremont Chamber of Commerce: 206-632-1500.

    I’m sure they wouldn’t prosecute for your use of this picture in your blog or on the RCG header, but they COULD. Even if you take the photo yourself, the artwork is protected by a copyright.

    Not trying to make trouble here, just trying to walk the walk :)

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  5. ARDELL
    February 20, 2007 at 7:31 pm

    We love our Seattle Street Art and I would post all of them anytime. Who doesn’t love the cow and the coyote in Downtown Kirkland?
    Many sites show family photos taken at our fabulous and famous Seattle Stree Art places. I think the artists love that we appreciate their Art, and spread the photos all over the net.

    I think the copywright is so people don’t make identical sculptures. Not so people can’t enjoy and share the artwork itself in photos.

    I’ll bet whomever made the Troll is very happy that my sister takes every visitor to Seattle to his Troll…and takes their picture…and posts it on her site. I think the Troll likes it too. I think the Troll is smiling more in the photo with the class on it than he is in the photo in the header :)

    I’ll bet thousands and thousands of people have taken pictures of our Troll. I think the artist would be sad if no one noticed him.

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  6. Marlow
    February 21, 2007 at 5:09 pm

    Here’s a link to the Chamber of Commerce’ website. If you scroll down, you will see their warning notice concerning “commercial applications” of the image:

    http://www.fremontseattle.com/myths/trolledit.htm

    As an example, a “commercial application” could be the unauthorized use of a photo of the art to market or sell a product or service. Like, on a website. Or a blog.

    I’m not saying they will come after you and ask you to remove the image. I’m just saying that they could, if they wished to, and you could be forced to comply or pay them for the unauthorized use of their image.

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