It is made of stainless steel, aluminum and features a bronze bell.

[4] Bourgeois collaborated on the design and installation of this piece with ORA, a local architecture studio.

At timed intervals, two separate sides of the fountain will either rise or fall to reveal or obscure one figure or the other.

[2] Father and Son is the first public sculpture in Seattle featuring nude figures.

While the SAM’s statement on the artwork focuses on the emotional distance and vulnerability of the two figures,[2] others in the local community saw the sculptures as overtly sexual and pedophilic.