(Stained Glass Tile Mosaic Work), (sculpture).

(Stained Glass Tile Mosaic Work), (sculpture).

Grimm, Jere, 1933- , sculptor.

(Stained Glass Tile Mosaic Work), (sculpture).

Commissioned ca. 1976. 1977.

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Stained glass on a concrete wall.

2 planters. Each: approx. 3 x 25 x 11 ft.

(On third tile from the left on Hoyt Street side, bottom:) THESE MOSAICS WERE/MADE BY MANY/NORTHWEST/PORTLAND/PEOPLE FOR THE/ENJOYMENT OF ALL/WHO USE THIS PARK

Mosaics of blue, green, yellow, black and brown are inlayed on two sides of two planters. Trees and shrubs are planted in the planters.

Abstract -- Geometric

Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland

Administered by City of Portland, Portland Development Commission, 1120 S.W. 5th Avenue, Suite 1100, Portland, Oregon 97204

Located Couch Park, 18th & Glisan, Portland, Oregon

Commissioned by the Portland Development Commission and funded through its Housing and Community Development Program. This work was installed as part of a park improvement program initiated by the Northwest District Association. Schoolchildren and other community residents created the tiles under the direction of Jere Grimm, Artist-in-Residence and Couch Park Art Coordinator. IAS files include pertinent memoranda and correspondence from the Development Commission.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1993.

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