Architectural sculptor Edward "Mick" Brownlee left his mark in Hawaii and across the Pacific Rim, with many of his monumental sculptures displayed in and around public buildings and in private collections.

Brownlee, an artist who rose to prominence in the 1970s and 1980s in Honolulu, died Nov. 24 at his home in Neahkahnie, Ore., his family said. He was 84.

The sculptor and watercolorist’s suggestion to Honolulu architect Alfred Preis that 1 percent of public construction be set aside for artwork led to the creation of the Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, which commissioned work from many artists, including Brownlee, his family said.

One prominent sculpture, Brownlee’s 19-foot cast stone artwork titled "T’sung," is at the Chinese Cultural Plaza. It’s one of a pair of works for which the city paid $30,000 in 1971; they now are situated at either end of what was formerly known as the River Street Mall.

Some of Brownlee’s pieces, which draw from marine life forms and Polynesian weapons and tools, have also been on display at Ala Moana Center, the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, the Hyatt Regency Waikiki and the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Other works are on display in the Pacific Northwest.

In addition, his artwork is included in numerous private collections, such as that of Honolulu Museum of Art, the Hawaii State Capitol Collection and the Rockefeller Pacifica Collection.

Born Edward Malcolm Joplin April 23, 1929, in Portland, Ore., Brownlee was adopted by his mother’s second husband, John Brownlee. His father was killed in a ferry accident.

Shortly after World War II, Brownlee served as an Army topographer in Japan. He went on to attend Oregon State University and the California College of Arts and Crafts (now California College of the Arts).

In 1953, Brownlee moved to Honolulu, where he married his first wife, Joan Nicholson Carroll, and earned a master of fine arts degree from UH. While attending the university, he developed an interest in the art of Oceania and Asia and studied under Jean Charlot and Gustav Ecke, his family said.

Brownlee later worked with architect Peter Wimberly in a collaboration that spanned four decades and often included the artist’s second wife, Phyllis, an interior designer. Also, the couple was commissioned by financier and philanthropist Laurance Rockefeller to collect artifacts and artwork from Japan and South Asia for his Pacifica Collection, his family said.

In 1972, the Brownlees moved to Oregon. There, in his later years, the artist focused on watercolor painting and carving jade.

He is survived by his wife, Phyllis; children Shannon, Kevin and Shawn; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren; as well as his first wife, Joan Carroll of Hawaii.