Host Analog, (sculpture).

Host Analog, (sculpture).

Simpson, Buster, 1942- , sculptor.

Host Analog, (sculpture).

Sculpture: metal and fir; Base: red rock and brick.

Sculpture: approx. H. 11 ft. x W. 6 ft. x L. 70 ft.; Base: approx. H. 2 1/2 ft. x W. 35 ft. x L. 110 ft.

(Three plaques located at 30 ft. intervals discuss the Portland Water Works Project and general and scientific information concerning the art work) unsigned

A nurse log is segmented and arranged like a fallen classical column. Indigenous seeds and seedlings are planted in each of the segments. An irrigation line is incorporated into the work to keep the log moist and fertile for new growth.

Landscape -- Tree

Allegory -- Place -- Forests

Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland

Oregon Convention Center, Department of Operations, 777 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, King Street entrance plaza, Portland, Oregon 97232

Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant given in 1988 to the Metropolitan Service District. Commissioned by the Oregon State Convention Center, possibly under their One Percent for Art Program. IAS files include a related article from the Oregonian.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1993.

Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002.

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