Moon Blades

Title: Moon Blades
LC Subject: Art metal-work Sculpture Steel Steel sculpture Metal sculpture Metal-work sculpture (visual work) public sculpture direct metal sculpture steelwork (visual works)
Creator: Izquierdo, Manuel, 1925-2009
Description: A trapezoidal base supports four arms, bent at ninety degree angles and pointing upward in this sculptual piece. The arms contain what appears to be a silver bean form. The arms are also bisected by what appears to be leaf forms that are parallel to the floor plane. Moon Blades; Manuel Izquierdo; Portland Manuel Izquierdo was born in Madrid, Spain, and fled to the United States settling in Portland, Oregon in 1943. While he was in high school Manuel was encouraged to pursue wood-cuts by Lloyd Reynolds, the well-known calligrapher. In 1951 Manuel graduated from the Pacific Northwest College of Art and soon after became a professor there. Manuel Izquierdo received the Oregon Governor's Award in 1991 and has exhibited work both in the Northwest and nationally, including a ten-year retrospective at the Portland Art Museum in 1967. Having completed many commissions his sculpture can be seen in a variety of Portland public spaces such as Pettygrove Square. His work is in collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Philadelphia Museum in Pennsylvania, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Portland Art Museum. 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
Location: Oregon State Capitol >> Marion County >> Oregon >> United States Marion County >> Oregon >> United States
Street Address: 900 Court Street N.E., Salem Oregon
Date: 1975/2012
Identifier: 1976_st-cap-bldg-wings2_06_a02
Item Locator: IZQ: 77-44
Accession Number: 1976_st-cap-bldg-wings2_06_a02
Rights: In Copyright
Dc Rights Holder: Izquierdo, Manuel
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Material: Sculpture; Metalwork; steel; welded and patina on metal pedestal
Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Primary Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Relation: 1976-1978 Salem Oregon State Capitol Building Wings, Vol. 2 1976_st-cap-bldg-wings2
Has Version: slide; color
Institution: Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
Note: The Capitol "Wings" project, completed in 1977, at a cost of $12.5 million, added further space for legislative offices, hearing rooms, support services, a first floor galleria, and underground parking. elevator area
Color Space: RGB