Growing Up

Title: Growing Up
LC Subject: Glass art glass (material)
Creator: Meehan, Howard Meehan, Kathleen
Description: Beyond what has been provided herein, we have no additional information regarding this artwork. The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Arts Council of Southern Oregon. You may view their website at http://www.artscouncilso.org/
Location: Southern Oregon University, Family Housing >> Jackson County >> Oregon >> United States Jackson County >> Oregon >> United States
Street Address: 1250 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland Oregon A map of this location may be viewed at http://www.sou.edu/map/flashmap.html
Date: 1975/2012
Identifier: 1991_sou_multi-fam_housing_06_a01
Accession Number: 1991_sou_multi-fam_housing_06_a01
Rights: In Copyright
Dc Rights Holder: Meehan, Howard; Meehan, Kathleen
Type: Image
Format: image/jpeg
Measurements: 23.75 x 75.75 inches
Material: Glass; glass, transparent colored laquer (located only on side facing existing glass). Half inch laminated safety glass, most carving is on reverse to avoid fingerprints, and what carving that exists on front is above toddler reach.
Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Primary Set: Oregon Percent for Art
Relation: 1991 Southern Oregon State College Multi-family Housing 1991_sou_multi-fam_housing
Institution: Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
Note: The works of art which are found throughout the housing complex are the result of a partnership between Oregon's Percent for Art program and Southern Oregon University. All of the works of art in the complex have been created with the many children who live here in mind. They are not only wonderful to look at but, with the exception of the glass window, have been designed to encourage touching and active involvement. The challenge which the artists faced was to design environments which would invite children to invent the way the components should be used and which would be visually strong and inviting as well. (author unknown; excerpt provided by the Oregon Arts Commission, 1991)
Color Space: RGB
Biographical Information: The window was designed with two criteria in mind: (1) to coordinate with jungle animal design on wall, being created by Wague, and to add spice to hallway and address what happens there, as children are nutured through the tender years. Window shows a cocoon at bottom, uncolored, which blossoms into a butterfly carved and painted glass, with tranparent wings. Inside as one enters front of building as well as rear of building, the butterfly lures one down the hall to explore it. (Meehan, 1991)