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Danadjieva, Angela,
Robertson, James J.,
Halprin and Associates,
Schrader Construction Co.,
Homage -- Keller, Ira
Abstract
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland
Sculpture
Ira Keller Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Danadjieva, Angela, sculptor.
Robertson, James J., engineer.
Halprin and Associates, landscape architect.
Schrader Construction Co., contractor.
Title:
Ira Keller Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Forecourt Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1969 or 1971.
Medium:
Concrete.
Inscription:
(Signed:) A. D. signed
Description:
Concrete rectangular blocks with terraced landscape setting with cascading waterfalls. Setting encompasses entire city block.
Subject:
Homage -- Keller, Ira
Abstract
Object Type:
Fountain
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 Between 3rd & 4th Avenues, Clay & Market Streets, across from Civic Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
Remarks:
Funded by Portland Development Commission (formerly South Auditorium Urban Renewal Project). For related reading see: Oregon Journal (June 23, 1970); Oregonian (Sept. 28, 1978); Oregon Journal (Sept. 22, 1978); and Architectural Forum (Oct. 1970, pg. 55-59). Newsclipping file on fountain available at Oregon Historical Society, Portland. See IAS files for text of nearby plaque which lists Ira C. Keller as Chairman of the City of Portland Development Commission and construction date as 1969. Also in IAS files, Public Art Walking Tour booklet (Metropolitan Arts Commission, pg. 9) gives execution date of 1971.
References:
Danadjieva, Angela, 2010.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1993.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
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 75007633
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
75007633
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