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Zach, Jan,
Literature -- Character
Allegory -- Other
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Monmouth
Sculpture
Mermaid, (sculpture).
Artist:
Zach, Jan, b. 1914, sculptor.
Title:
Mermaid, (sculpture).
Dates:
1960-1961. Dedicated June 10, 1986.
Medium:
Sculpture: cast aluminum; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 3 in. x 22 in. x 8 in.; Base: approx. 9 x 23 x 17 in.
Inscription:
(On plaque:) MERMAID/SCULPTOR: JAN ZACH/DONATED BY/DR. ANTON POSTL,/THE WESTERN FOUNDATION,/MONMOUTH INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY ARTS ASSOCIATION, OREGON ARTS COMMISSION/JUNE 10, 1986 unsigned
Description:
Abstract sculpture depicts a sea image on one side and a human image on the reverse side. The sea image, of Mermaid, is a representation of the evolution of the human body emerging from the sea.
Subject:
Literature -- Character -- Mermaid
Allegory -- Other -- Evolution
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Monmouth
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Oregon, State System of Higher Education, P. O. Box 751, Portland, Oregon 97207
Located Western Oregon State College, 345 North Monmouth Avenue, Entrance of Natural Science Building, Monmouth, Oregon 97361
Provenance:
Purchased from Zach, Jan,
Remarks:
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Anton Postl with contributions from the Western Foundation, the Monmouth Independence Community Arts Association and the Oregon Arts Commission. The work was purchased from the sculptor, who finished it in 1960, for $11,000. Dr. Postl, then chair of the Natural Sciences Department, initiated the purchase in 1969. IAS files contain a press release from the College dated May 27, 1986.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1992.
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 OR000365
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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