Thomas Condon Medallion
- Title
- Thomas Condon Medallion
- LC Subject
- Sculpture Copper Coppersmiths Metal sculpture sculpture (visual work) public sculpture outdoor sculpture direct metal sculpture copper (metal) Condon, Thomas, 1822-1907
- Creator
- Chabre, Wayne
- Description
- This sculpture presents a relief of Thomas Condon, enclosed in a riveted circle. www.waynechabre.com The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Lane Arts. You may view their website at http://www.lanearts.org/
- Location
- Lokey Science Complex >> Lane County >> Oregon >> United States Lane County >> Oregon >> United States
- Street Address
- Cascade Hall, 1260 Franklin Blvd., Eugene Oregon
- Award Date
- 1989
- Identifier
- 1989_uo_sci-complex_07_e01
- Accession Number
- 1989_uo_sci-complex_07_e01
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Dc Rights Holder
- Chabre, Wayne
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Measurements
- 4 foot 10 inches x 4 foot 10 inches x 2 feet
- Material
- Sculpture hammered copper sheet
- Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Primary Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Relation
- 1989 UO Science Complex 1989_uo_sci-complex
- Has Version
- digital files; tiff; color
- Institution
- Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
- Note
- Thomas Condon (1822-1907) was a pioneer geologist, teacher, author, and clergyman who came to Oregon around Cape Horn as a missionary in 1853. He established a Congregational church at the Dalles in 1862 which embraced all Christian faiths. Condon was the first scientific investigator of the fossils in the John Day region, beginning with a visit to the area in1865 and followed by many more. In 1872, he became Oregon's first state geologist while teaching geology at Pacific University. When the University of Oregon was founded in 1876, Condon was appointed its first professor of geology and continued as professor, and chair of Natural Sciences until 1907. Condon's book, "The Two Islands" was the foundation for the study of Oregon's historical geology (http://www.nps.gov/archive/joda/condon.htm). This project included the construction of a complex of four major science buildings: the construction of a new Museum of Natural History and two smaller architecture studio buildings to replace dislocated facilities, and a remodel of a former science building for Architecture and Allied Arts, which lost about 15,000 net square feet of programmatic space to construction of the new science buildings. The project was completed between 1989-1991. <br><br> An interactive campus map of the University of Oregon may be viewed at: http://map.uoregon.edu/ Cascade Hall, facade
- Color Space
- RGB
