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 | |
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_by_Wayne_Chabre%252C_Eugene%252C_Oregon.jpg.webp) The sculpture in October 2015 | |
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| Artist | Wayne Chabre |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Copper, stainless steel |
| Subject | Salmon |
| Dimensions | 1.5 m × 0.91 m × 2.6 m (5 ft × 3 ft × 8.5 ft) |
| Condition | "Treatment needed" (1993) |
| Location | Eugene, Oregon, United States |
| 44.04296°N 123.06842°W | |
| Owner | University of Oregon |
See also
References
- "Salmon Gargoyle, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
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