In 1991, the office sponsored "In Public: Seattle 1991," an international public art project that brought local and international artists to Seattle to create new artworks in sites around the city, including neighborhoods, schools, media, and the new Seattle Art Museum. Related public programs included a symposium, educational events, performances, and an exhibition in the Security Pacific Bank gallery.

This collection contains photographs of public art throughout Seattle. Project locations vary from neighborhood streets to Seattle Center, from parks to utility substations. Also included in the collection are public art proposals and photographs submitted by artists seeking support for public art projects as part of the "In Public: Seattle 1991" program.

In the course of photographing public art in Seatte, many scenes of Seattle's neighborhoods were captured. Such iconic images as the Seattle Post-Intelligencer globe; Seattle's skyline from various vantage points; Pike Place Market; Seattle Art Museum under construction; Greenlake Park; and the Space Needle and other street scenes are included. Seventy-six of these black and white prints of Seattle scenes images have been scanned and are available online in the Photograph Index at the link below.