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West, Bruce,
Tolbert, Jeff,
Mitchell, Hugh,
Culberton, Tom,
Abstract
Landscape
Relief
Stage set
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland
Sculpture
Sculpture Stage, (sculpture).
Artist:
West, Bruce, 1939- , sculptor.
Tolbert, Jeff, sculptor.
Mitchell, Hugh, landscape architect.
Culberton, Tom, assistant.
Title:
Sculpture Stage, (sculpture).
Dates:
1976.
Medium:
Sculpture: welded stainless steel; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 11 ft. 7 in x L. 63 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Curved relief in six sections with horizontal lines suggesting a landscape, and may be used as a backdrop for a stage. Located on a waterfront setting in a park.
Subject:
Abstract
Landscape
Object Type:
Relief
Stage set
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Portland, Portland Development Commission, 1120 S.W. 5th Avenue, Suite 1100, Portland, Oregon 97204
Located Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Riverfront Plaza, south of Burnside Bridge at the foot of S.W. Ankeny between Front Avenue & River, Portland, Oregon
Remarks:
Commissioned for $28,000 by the Portland Development Commission. Sculpture was created to screen a sewage pumping station and as a backdrop for a stage, and it is fenced on one side to prevent public access to the pumping station. Poet Tom Culberton and artist Jeff Tolbert helped the artist with the creation of this sculpture. Hugh Mitchell is the landscape architect of Riverfront Plaza. IAS files contain a related, unidentified article from the Oregonian (Portland, OR) and IAS files contain detailed dimensions of each section of the sculpture.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1993.
Portland Regional Arts & Culture Council, "Portland Cultural Tours: Public Art Walking Tour," 2005, (brochure).
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS OR000053
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OR000053
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