A view of one of the rocks, upon which are three round, black rocks on the surface. Water is flowing out of a black, metalic drain pipe connected to the rock., Frank Boyden; granite and bronze; 1992; garden for forensic psychiatrics bldg salem, Frank Boyden was born 1942, in Portland, OR. He attended Yale University, School of Art, achieving a M.F.A. and B.F.A., in Painting, 1968. In 1965, he attended Colorado College, where he received a B.A. in Art., http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/boyden.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 visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
This view details an inscription that reads, "Whereas, the women of Oregon, after long and patient effort, have persuaded the men of the state to place them upon a footing of political equality by granting to them the right of suffrage...", Bill Will; Archives, 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
This view details an inscription that reads, "More fiddles than bibles, more cards than hymns, more dirks and pistols than books for the cultivation of morals...", Bill Will; Archives, 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
This view details an inscription that reads, "Crossed the big Nemaha, a dangerous stream... encamped for the night... broke two ox yokes ascending the bank of the stream.", Bill Will; Archives, 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
This piece consists of five different sculptural forms that depict an antique key and keyholes. This particular view presents the antique key form, an upright version of the keyhole, and a positive-space representation of the keyhole., Pam Beyette; basalt and bronze; Oregon Public Safety Academy; Quad Plaza; Salem, Oregon, http://www.pambeyette.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
This view details an inscription that reads, "Emphasis will have to be focused on what we have taken for granted.", Bill Will; Archives, 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
This view details a stone inscription that reads, "Our thoughts are continuely turning homeward." Sandra Stone, a researcher and writer, worked in conjunction with multi-media sculptor, Bill Will to present text that was taken from records in the Oregon State Archives and other sources. These records include donation land claim files, journals, a divorce petition, minutes, memorandums, and a proclamation. (information from OAC documentation), Bill Will; Archives, 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
This view details work in progress on a stone inscrition. Sandra Stone wrote the text on the west lower wall of the main entry: "Within are recorded the common words of the uncommon people of the state of Oregon." Stone, a researcher and writer, worked in conjunction with multi-media sculptor, Bill Will to present text taken from records in the Oregon State Archives and other sources. These records include donation land claim files, journals, a divorce petition, minutes, memorandums, and a proclamation. (information from OAC documentation), During installation; Archives, 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
A tall rock in the middle of a grassy section, in front of a brick wall and building. The rock has circles and patterns inscribed in it., Frank Boyden; Standing Stone; 1992; garden for forensic psychiatric bldg salem, Frank Boyden was born 1942, in Portland, OR. He attended Yale University, School of Art, achieving a M.F.A. and B.F.A., in Painting, 1968. In 1965, he attended Colorado College, where he received a B.A. in Art., http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/boyden.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 visit their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
This view details an inscription that reads, "& you will find that it is not such an awful thing to cross the Cascades afterall, altho it may appear, that some of the hills will have no end to the going down part.", Bill Will; Archives, 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