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Mayer, Jerry,
Kelly, Trisa,
Oberlander, Cyril Eon,
Sayre, Tom,
Santiago, Aracelia,
Elite Granite & Marble,
Don P. Schonert, Inc.,
Abstract
Landscape
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland
Sculpture
Cobbletale, (sculpture).
Artist:
Mayer, Jerry, sculptor.
Kelly, Trisa, assistant.
Oberlander, Cyril Eon, assistant.
Sayre, Tom, 1940- , assistant.
Santiago, Aracelia, assistant.
Elite Granite & Marble, contractor.
Don P. Schonert, Inc., contractor.
Title:
Cobbletale, (sculpture).
Dates:
1992.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Basalt cobblestones and sand.
Dimensions:
Approx. 4 ft. x 32 ft. x 42 ft. 2 in.
Inscription:
(Sandblasted onto 37 stones:) 13,000 B. C./Mount/St. Helens/volcanic/flow/basalt/1880-1909/St. Helens/Oregon/Ridgefield/Washington/immigrant/dynamite/hammer/chisel/barge/thirty/miles/of/Portland/streets/streetcar/West Hall/1992/stonecutters/recycled/routes/salvaged/Europe?/SW 11th Ave./NW 13th Ave./NW Irving St./NW Irving St./Mount/Tabor/line
Description:
Topographic landscape consisting of 4,000 cobblestones in both a flat and sloping formation.
Subject:
Abstract
Landscape
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Oregon, State System of Higher Education, P. O. Box 751, Portland, Oregon 97207
Located Portland State University, S.W. 11th Avenue in front of West Hall, Portland, Oregon
Remarks:
Sculpture commissioned through the State of Oregon, Oregon Arts Commission, One Percent for Art in State Buildings program. Cost was $42,125. The cobblestones which comprise the piece are native to Portland. The idea originated with the discovery of the cobblestones during the construction of West Hall, the site of the sculpture. The stones had been laid along a streetcar route around the turn of the century. Mayer created the work with the help of student assistants. Text was sandblasted by Elite Granite & Marble and was installed by Don P. Schonert Inc. IAS files include a citation to the Oregonian, Feb. 21, 1993 and documentation from the Oregon Arts Commission, including registration, text of plaque and inscriptions, artist's diagrams and a conservation record.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1993.
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 OR000098
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Inventory of American Sculpture
OR000098
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