Salmon Gargoyle

Salmon Gargoyle is an outdoor 1987 sculpture by Wayne Chabre, installed in 1988 on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States. The hammered copper head of a salmon with Kwakiutl Indian representation on its sides, built on a stainless steel frame, measures approximately 5 feet (1.5 m) x 3 feet (0.91 m) x 8.5 feet (2.6 m). It was surveyed and deemed "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in March 1993. The sculpture is administered by the University of Oregon.[1]

Salmon Gargoyle
The sculpture in October 2015
ArtistWayne Chabre
Year1987 (1987)
TypeSculpture
MediumCopper, stainless steel
SubjectSalmon
Dimensions1.5 m × 0.91 m × 2.6 m (5 ft × 3 ft × 8.5 ft)
Condition"Treatment needed" (1993)
LocationEugene, Oregon, United States
Coordinates44.04296°N 123.06842°W / 44.04296; -123.06842
OwnerUniversity of Oregon

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