Akbar's Garden

Akbar's Garden is an outdoor 1983–1984 aluminum sculpture by Lee Kelly, installed at the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States.

Akbar's Garden
The sculpture in 2015
ArtistLee Kelly
Year1983–1984 (1983–1984)
TypeSculpture
MediumAluminum
Dimensions5.2 m (17 ft)
LocationEugene, Oregon, United States
Coordinates44.04359°N 123.07436°W / 44.04359; -123.07436

Description and history
Plaque for the sculpture

Lee Kelly's Akbar's Garden (1984) is a 17-foot (5.2 m) tooled aluminum sculpture installed in Straub Quadrangle,[1] across from the Student Recreation Center, on the University of Oregon campus.[2][3] The work was donated by art collector and philanthropist Jordan D. Schnitzer and his parents Harold and Arlene Schnitzer in 2002.[3] Before then, it was installed at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley California.[4] According to the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation, Akbar's Garden commemorates the "Oregon Campaign" that raised more than $225 million for the University between 1992 and 1998.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Artwork at the Ford Alumni Center". University of Oregon Alumni Association. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  2. "University of Oregon Artwalk Guide" (PDF). Lane Arts Council. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  3. "Daily Emerald Features Lee Kelly Sculpture at UO, Donated by Schnitzer Family". Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  4. "Lee Kelly: Selected Public & Corporate Collections and Commissions (1985 to present)" (PDF). LeeKelly.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
External image
Akbar's Garden, University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon), UO Libraries


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