Unnamed (Female Heroic Figure)

Title: Unnamed (Female Heroic Figure)
LC Subject: Sculpture Public sculpture Concrete art Concrete as art material Women in art Relief (Sculpture) Relief (Art) cast stone public sculpture sculpture (visual work) metalwork (visual works) calligraphy (visual works)
Creator: Hunt, Lee
Description: This life-size relief sculpture is in cast stone with metal reinforcing. The inscription on the front of the piece is from "The Unnamable" by Samuel Beckett. This contained figure is relaxed, not repressed. She represents the heroism of continuing the journey, of going on. (information from OAC documentation) "The Unnamable," a 1953 novel by Samuel Beckett, is the third and final entry in Beckett's "Trilogy" of novels, which also includes "Molloy" and "Malone Dies." It was originally published in French as "L'Innomable." Lee Hunt; 1991; Cast stone; Unnamed (female heroic figure); archives; life size The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
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Location: Oregon State Archives >> Marion County >> Oregon >> United States Marion County >> Oregon >> United States
Street Address: 800 Summer St. N. E., Salem Oregon
Award Date: 1991
Identifier: 1991_salem_or-state-arch-bldg_05_a01
Accession Number: 1991_salem_or-state-arch-bldg_05_a01
Rights: In Copyright
Dc Rights Holder: Hunt, Lee
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Measurements: life size
Material: Sculpture cast stone with metal reinforcing; life-sized relief
Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Primary Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Relation: 1991 Oregon State Archives Building, Salem Oregon 1991_salem_or-state-arch-bldg
Has Version: slide; color
Institution: Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
Note: An online tour of art in the State Archives Building is available at http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/tour/lobbyart.html First landing of the staircase in the lobby
Color Space: RGB
Biographical Information: This contained figure is relaxed, not repressed. She represents the heroism of continuing the journey, of going on. (Hunt, 1991)