Mythic Herd

Title: Mythic Herd
LC Subject: Aluminum Metal sculpture Sculpture Deers Metal-work Art metal-work sculpture (visual work) public sculpture
Creator: Brownlee, Edward M.
Description: This piece consists of three shiny, red buck mounts, stylized with Pacific Northwest Native American design, that sit atop large stumps that have been cleaned, shaped, and banded together with metal stripping. Mythic Herd; E.M. Brownice; Baker Co. Corrections Brownlee moved to Oahu from Oregon to work on his Masters in Art at the University of Hawaii. While there he carved tiki idols for restaurant and hotel developments in Waikiki, and went on to do many tikis for the International Market Place. In later years he returned to Neahkahnie Beach in Oregon. The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Eastern Oregon Regional Arts. You may view their website at http://www.artseast.org/
Location: Powder River Correctional Facility >> Baker County >> Oregon >> United States
Street Address: 3600 13th Street, Baker City, Oregon
Date: 1975/2012
Identifier: 1990_powder-riv-corr_01_a03
Accession Number: 1990_powder-riv-corr_01_a03
Rights: In Copyright
Dc Rights Holder: Brownlee, Edward (Mick)
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Measurements: 8 feet high x 8 feet wide x 4 feet deep
Material: Sculpture; Metalwork cast alumnium executed by lost styrofoam casting methods, finished with baked-on eurothane powder coating; mounted on cut utility poles, ends banded into a piling with 16 gauge steel banding
Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Primary Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Relation: 1990 Powder River Correctional Institution Collection 1990_powder-riv-corr
Has Version: slide; color
Institution: Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
Color Space: RGB
Biographical Information: The stimulation for creation of the ""Mythical Herd"" comes from the surroundings in which I live and [are] translated through my own vocabulary of form. (Brownlee, 1990)