Oregon Percent for Art

OIT Child Care Windvanes

Title
OIT Child Care Windvanes
LC Subject
Sculpture Sculpture--Themes, motives Outdoor sculpture Metal sculpture Decoration and ornament sculpture (visual work) public sculpture outdoor sculpture aluminum (metal) metalwork (visual works) constructions (sculpture)
Creator
Cook, Lin Harpster, Jerry
Description
A brightly colored, kite-like banner form mounted at the top of a pole on top of a building. Eutectica; Wind Vane; 1999; OIT child care center Cook received a B.S. (Liberal Arts, 1979) and B.F.A. (1980) degrees from the University of Oregon. (resource obtained 2007-08-22 from http://libweb.uoregon.edu/guides/architecture/oregon/architects.html). The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: The Council for this location is Arts Central. You may view their website at http://centraloregonarts.com
Location
Oregon Institute of Technology >> Klamath County >> Oregon >> United States
Street Address
(main campus) 3201 Campus Drive, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Award Date
1999
Identifier
1998_oit_child-care_02_a02
Accession Number
1998_oit_child-care_02_a02
Rights
In Copyright
Dc Rights Holder
Cook, Lin; Harpster, Jerry
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
One Wind Vane is installed on top of the Child Care Center and another is installed on an 8 foot pipe near the outside playground. The installation was done on existing pipe and structural supports supplied by OIT Physical Plant, and any problems or maintenance on the pipe, roof or footing are the responsibility of OIT. Sculpture aluminum
Set
Oregon Percent for Art
Primary Set
Oregon Percent for Art
Relation
1998-1999 Oregon Institute of Technology Child Care Center, Klamath Falls Oregon 1998_oit_child-care
Has Version
slide; color
Institution
Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
Note
You may access a pdf campus map at http://www.oit.edu/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=4420,2,1,Documents&MediaID=1783&Filename=CampusMapFinal.pdf
Color Space
RGB
Biographical Information
The Wind Vanes installed at OIT Child Care Center are constructed of welded and riveted aluminum. Each Wind Vane is properly prepared and painted consisting of a primer coat, color coat, accents and a clear coat of polyurethane. The paint is that which is used on autos, boats, RV;'s and airplanes and is considered the highest quality paint available today. The turning mechanism for the Wind Vanes has been specifically designed to move freely and unemcumbered in a closed weather tight unit using 2 high quality life-time sealed bearings. (Lin Cook & Jerry Harpster, November 1, 1999)