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Description: A trapezoidal base supports four arms, bent at ninety degree angles and pointing upward in this sculptural piece. The arms contain what appears to be a silver colored bean form. The arms are also bisected by what appear to be leaf forms that are parallel to the floor plane., state capital vol II, 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., http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/izquierdo.html, 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

Description: George Greenmayer; Let the Games Begin; forged, welded, painted steel; 20 inch tall figures, http://www.greenamyer.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/

Description: George Greenmayer; Let the Games Begin; forged, welded, painted steel; 20 inch tall figures, http://www.greenamyer.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/

Description: According to the artist, the steel forms that comprise this sculpture were intended to represent paper in relation to the printing process. This view was taken in front of the sculpture., Christiane Martens; paperwave; printing plant, http://www.bilhenrygallery.com/martens/index.html, 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

Description: This hanging sculpture consists of interlocking, bent metal in the form of trees., David Thompson; Oregon Department of Forestry Screenwall; 2003, 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 visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html

Description: A dark brown sculpture forming multiple curved shapes. The shapes appear to be bolted together and hung on a white wall., Mel Katz; Unititled #6; Steel; 28x27x3/4 inches; 1993; KatM000006, http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/katz.html, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/

Description: The following series of images details the installation process for Lee Kelly's outdoor scultprue., OSU Sculpture Project; 1983; Lee Kelly, http://www.pnca.edu/exposure/stories/19/lee-kelly-59, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/

Description: "Sampo" is a mysterious object often referred to in the mythological songs of the Finnish. According to the artist, the sampo is forged by the creator-smith Ilmarinen for Louhi, the hag-goddess of the underwold, to be used to harvest crops. This is Imonen's interpretation of that mythological machine. The mammoth cedar logs in the sculpture were salvaged from a forest fire near Roseburg. The steel used is also recycled in that it was purchased as a "second," --purchased but never used by the original buyer. (from OAC materials), 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

Description: Geometric metal towers support colored rectangular shapes that resemble solar panels., Eldred; Time Tracking Towers; Salem, http://www.cultureport.com/cultureport/artists/eldred/index.html, 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

Description: Geometic metal towers support colored rectangular shapes that resemble solar panels., Eldred; Time Tracking Towers; Salem, http://www.cultureport.com/cultureport/artists/eldred/index.html, 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

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