Seattle was one of the first city's in the country to adopt a law that mandates a percentage of every public construction budget pay for public art.
That was in 1972; now the city has hundreds of objects in its collection, from murals to manhole covers.
But who owns it? And who takes care of it?
Marcie Sillman talks to Seattle Office of Arts and Culture Deputy Director Calandra Childers to find some answers.