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My friends and I had a minor ‘argument’ over the color of the Terrace chairs. I claim they have always ONLY been orange, yellow or green. But we saw a watercolor that had blue chairs in it. Other than the oversized chairs you see for fundraisers, have the chairs on the Terrace ever been another color?

You're not seeing things, Linda. The tables and chairs in Madison-based artist Marcia Friedman's '64 watercolor, The Terrace, are undeniably a bluish hue. The other oddity is that they're vacant, a rare site once the weather warms in Wisconsin. The signature metal chairs are manufactured in green, orange and yellow to represent the Terrace's most popular seasons — summer and fall. While these colors are reserved exclusively for the Memorial Union, you can purchase Terrace tables and chairs in Badger red or white from the Wisconsin Union Terrace Store.

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