Bison (sculpture)
{{Short description|Sculpture in Eugene, Oregon, U.S.}}
{{About|the sculpture in Eugene, Oregon|the work in Berlin|Bison (Siemering)}}
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| image = File:Bison sculpture, University of Oregon, 2015.jpg
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| caption = The sculpture in 2015
| artist = Unknown
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| year = c. {{start date|1960}}
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| type = Sculpture
| material = Stone
| subject = American bison
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| width_imperial = 16
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| condition = "Treatment urgent" (1994)
| city = Eugene, Oregon, United States
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Bison is an outdoor c. 1960 stone sculpture of an American bison by an unknown artist, installed at the west entrance to the courtyard of Lawrence Hall on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States.
Description and history
The Bison measures approximately {{Convert|22.5|in|m}} long, {{Convert|16|in|m}} wide, and {{Convert|28|in|m}} tall. The statue rests on a brick base that measures approximately {{Convert|15|in|m}} wide, {{Convert|20.5|m}} long, and {{Convert|42|in|m}} tall.{{cite web|title=Bison, (sculpture).|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!328714~!0#focus|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=November 1, 2015|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307033806/http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!328714~!0#focus|url-status=live}} The work was surveyed and deemed "treatment urgent" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1994. It is administered by the University of Oregon.
See also
References
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{{Public art in Eugene, Oregon}}
{{Portal bar|Oregon|Visual arts}}
Category:1960 establishments in Oregon
Category:Animal sculptures in Oregon
Category:Outdoor sculptures in Eugene, Oregon
Category:Statues in Eugene, Oregon
Category:Stone sculptures in Oregon
Category:University of Oregon campus
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