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; oregon state capital vol II, 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, http://www.tommorandi.com/, 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
Linear steel football players that are captured in football play stance., Forward Pass; William Disbro Studio; 75 Campbell Ave. Jamestown, NY 14701; 8 feet high; stainless steel; Univ. of Oregon; Eugene, Oregon; 1991, William S. Disbro has been a professor of art at Jamestown Community College, and has received a commission to create a sculpture for the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Ore. The 8-foot high piece, titles 'Forward Pass' and fabricated in 1/4-inch stainless steel, will be located between the university's new Len Casanova Athletic Center and football stadium. Funds for the sculpture were provided by the Oregon Arts Commission's Arts in Public Places program. A member of the JCC faculty since 1970, Disbro earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Kent State University. He was awarded a state University of New York Research Foundation Grant in 1976. A 1987 recipient of the JCC Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, Disbro is a member of the College Art Association and the National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts. (Unknown author 1991 materials from Oregon Arts Commission Binder), 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/
A trapezoidal base supports four arms, bent at ninety degree angles and pointing upward in this sculptual piece. The arms contain what appears to be a silver bean form. The arms are also bisected by what appears to be leaf forms that are parallel to the floor plane., Moon Blades; Manuel Izquierdo; Portland, 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
George Greenmayer; Let the Games Begin; forged, welded, painted steel; (L) 25 feet x (h) 14 inches x (W) 6 inches, 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/
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/
Three unidentified workers wearing construction helmets, presumably discussing the installation of the steel sculpture., 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/
A dark photograph of two people in construction helmets. It appears as though they are preparing for the installation process., 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/
According to the artist, the steel forms that comprise this sculpture were intended to represent paper in motion in relation to the printing process. This view was taken from the left-hand side of the sculture., 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
The gate panels depict a moment in time showing the life cycle of a forest scene in Oregon. Plant forms are representative of different parts of Oregon. A theme of birth through death is represented by an old half dead pine and a new sapling, spring flowers, and a stream flowing through to provide nourishment. (information from OAC documentation), Wayne Chabre; Interior Gates (detail); Archives, waynechabre@charter.net, http://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: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
The gate panels depict a moment in time showing the life cycle of a forest scene in Oregon. Plant forms are representative of different parts of Oregon. A theme of birth through death is represented by an old half dead pine and a new sapling, spring flowers, and a stream flowing through to provide nourishment. (information from OAC documentation), Wayne Chabre; Interior Gates (detail); Archives, waynechabre@charter.net, http://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: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html