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SEATTLE (AP) -- An art lover left his hometown about $1 million to buy a new fountain, but with a stipulation.
The late Stu Smailes made clear the work must include the figure of at least one life-size naked man.
Smailes, a retired computer analyst, died in 2002 at the age of 69. He was an only child, with no immediate family. His attorney, Tim Bradbury, said Smailes was a great fan of the arts.
"He was a very funny man," Bradbury said, with a "very strong sense of humor."
According to court documents, the fountain bequest is to include one or more unclothed, life-size male figure(s) designed in the classical style, i.e.: realistic," said Karen Bystrom at the City's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs.
Bystrom said somebody in her office has suggested the naked-man fountain be part of the Seattle Art Museum's new Olympic Sculpture Park, now a work in progress at the north end of the downtown waterfront.
The agreement is still being negotiated.
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