Raven Gargoyle
{{Short description|Sculpture in Eugene, Oregon, U.S.}}
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| image = Raven Gargoyle (1987) by Wayne Chabre, Eugene, Oregon.jpg
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| caption = The sculpture in October 2015
| artist = Wayne Chabre
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| year = {{start date|1987}}
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| type = Sculpture
| material = {{Flatlist|
- Copper
- stainless steel
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| subject = Raven
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| height_imperial = 4
| width_imperial = 3
| length_imperial = 4
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| condition = "Treatment needed" (1993)
| city = Eugene, Oregon, United States
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| owner = University of Oregon
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Raven Gargoyle is an outdoor 1987 sculpture by Wayne Chabre, installed in 1988 on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States. The hammered copper head of a raven with a Kwakiutl Indian mask, built on a stainless steel frame, measures approximately {{Convert|4|ft|m}} x {{Convert|3|ft|m}} x {{Convert|4|ft|m}}. It was surveyed and deemed "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in March 1993. The sculpture is administered by the University of Oregon.{{cite web|title=Drosophila Fly Head, (sculpture).|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!328548~!0#focus|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=January 24, 2016}}
See also
{{Portal|Oregon|Visual arts}}
References
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{{Public art in Eugene, Oregon}}
{{Wayne Chabre}}
Category:1988 establishments in Oregon
Category:Sculptures of birds in Oregon
Category:Copper sculptures in Oregon
Category:Outdoor sculptures in Eugene, Oregon
Category:Sculptures by Wayne Chabre
Category:Stainless steel sculptures in Oregon
Category:University of Oregon campus
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