Cast Stone Medallions - Oak and Alder

Title
Cast Stone Medallions - Oak and Alder
LC Subject
Sculpture Architecture--Details Outdoor sculpture Concrete as art material Concrete art Medallions (Decorative arts) cast stone outdoor sculpture public sculpture sculpture (visual work)
Creator
Storrs, Anne
Description
A concrete relief sculpture of an oak leaf set into a rectangular setting that is surrouned on four corners by what appears to be some sort of seashell relief. The reliefs in the corners alternate between convex and concave relief. This view provides a contextual setting for the work. PERS - 1997;Oak and Alder; Anne Storrs annestorrs@msn.com The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/
View
contextual
Location
Public Employees Retirement System Headquarters >> Washington County >> Oregon >> United States Washington County >> Oregon >> United States
Street Address
11410 S. W. 68th Parkway, Tigard Oregon
Award Date
1997
Identifier
1995_tigard_pub-empl-retire_02_c01
Accession Number
1995_tigard_pub-empl-retire_02_c01
Rights
In Copyright
Dc Rights Holder
Storrs, Anne
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Measurements
26 x 64 x 8 inches
Material
Sculpture cast concrete with 100% brown pigment
Set
Oregon Percent for Art
Primary Set
Oregon Percent for Art
Relation
1995-1997 Biennium Public Employees Retirement System, Tigard Oregon 1995_tigard_pub-empl-retire
Has Version
slide; color
Institution
Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
Note
exterior front entrance
Color Space
RGB
Biographical Information
I walked the PERS site recently; it was after the leaves had fallen. Through tree and leaf identification, I noted a number of native trees: Douglas fir, Oregon white oak, alder and bigleaf maple. These serve as inspirations for this proposal. (Storrs, 1995)