November Sprinter
- Title
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November Sprinter
- LC Subject
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Art metal-work
Sculpture
Bronze sculpture
Sculpture--Technique
Metal sculpture
Metal-work
sculpture (visual work)
public sculpture
outdoor sculpture
bronze (metal)
- Creator
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Morandi, Thomas (Tom)
- Description
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A bronze exterior installation piece that extends around a recessed entrance to the State Capitol and is broken up into sections that resemble the build-up of organic forms.
Tom Morandi received his B.S. in Art Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1966 and his M.F.A. in Sculpture from Ohio University in 1971.He has been a Professor of Art at Oregon State University since 1989.
tmorandi@comcast.net; tmorandi@oregonstate.edu
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
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Oregon State Capitol >> Marion County >> Oregon >> United States
Marion County >> Oregon >> United States
- Street Address
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900 Court Street N.E., Salem Oregon
- Date
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1975/2012
- Identifier
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percent_m000
- Rights
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In Copyright
- Dc Rights Holder
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Morandi, Thomas (Tom)
- Type
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Image
- Format
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application/xml
- Measurements
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6 x 30 x 18 feet
- Material
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Sculpture; Metalwork
bronze
- Set
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Oregon Percent for Art
- Primary Set
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Oregon Percent for Art
- Relation
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1976-1978 Salem Oregon State Capitol Building Wings, Vol. 2
1976_st-cap-bldg-wings2
- Institution
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Oregon Arts Commission
University of Oregon
- Note
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The 1 1/4 ton sculpture on which Tom Morandi worked for nearly a year in his studio in Lowell, Oregon was cast from bronze, using the resin sand process. Of the problems inherent in creating a relief sculpture for an area such as the State Street entrance facade, Morandi said, "Put simply, sculpture in its truest form is the control of space. Standard relief sculpture with its elimination of all but one side makes this extremely difficult. The solution it seems , lies in developing forms that rely on the specific contours of the site rather than ignoring or attempting to make them."
above south (State Street) entrance