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Running Horses

{{Short description|Sculpture in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}

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| image_file = File:Running Horses - Tom Hardy, Portland, Oregon, 2015.jpg

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| artist = Tom Hardy

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| year = {{start date|1986}}

| type = Sculpture

| material = Bronze

| subject = Horses

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| condition = "Well maintained" (1994)

| city = Portland, Oregon, United States

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| owner = City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council

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Running Horses is an outdoor 1986 bronze sculpture by Tom Hardy, located on the Transit Mall in downtown Portland, Oregon. It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.

Description and history

File:Running Horses by Tom Hardy, Portland, Oregon.jpg

Running Horses is an abstract bronze sculpture by Tom Hardy, completed in 1986 and originally installed at the southeast corner of Pioneer Courthouse Square at the intersection of Southwest Yamhill and 6th Avenue.{{cite book|last1=Cook|first1=Sybilla Avery|title=Walking Portland, Oregon|date=April 2, 2013|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|page=31|isbn=9780762794119|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wvPWSWqzCT0C&pg=PA31|access-date=October 1, 2014}}{{cite web|title=Running Horses, (sculpture).|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!319701~!0#focus|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|access-date=October 1, 2014|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082455/http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!319701~!0#focus|url-status=live}} It depicts three horses in the act of running and was donated to the City of Portland by Bill Roberts. The sculpture measures approximately {{Convert|3|ft|m}} x {{Convert|10|ft|m}} x {{Convert|2|ft|m}} and rests on a bronze base that measures approximately 4 feet, 7 inches x {{Convert|21|in|m}} x {{Convert|21.25|in|m}}. It is attached to the base by the front legs of the center horse. Inscriptions include "Tom Hardy", near his signature, "KNOW", and the signatures of Pete Fradin, Alan Peterson, Al Goldsby and Sam Dalmage. While installed at Pioneer Courthouse Square, the base was fixed to a low brick wall which served as a bench.

The sculpture was surveyed and considered "well maintained" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in January 1994. It was administered by the City of Portland's Metropolitan Arts Commission then. In 2009, the sculpture was re-sited in front of the Gus J. Solomon United States Courthouse at the intersection of Southwest 6th Avenue and Southwest Madison Street in the Portland Transit Mall.{{cite web|title=Public Art Search: Running Horses|url=http://racc.org/public-art/search/?recid=1185.198|publisher=Regional Arts & Culture Council|access-date=October 1, 2014|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006115943/http://racc.org/public-art/search/?recid=1185.198|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Running Horses, 1986|url=http://culturenow.org/entry&permalink=06309|publisher=cultureNOW|access-date=October 1, 2014|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006095255/http://culturenow.org/entry%26permalink%3D06309|url-status=live}} Presently, the piece is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/9806/portland/index4.html TravelGuide: Destination – Perfectly Portland], CNN
  • [https://publicartarchive.org/art/Running-Horses/60be8e9c Running Horses] at the Public Art Archive
  • [http://trimet.org/pdfs/publicart/green_line_art9-09.pdf Art on the MAX Green Line: I-205 Public Art Art Program], TriMet (PDF)
  • [http://trimet.org/pdfs/publicart/green-line-public-art-guide.pdf TriMet MAX Green Line Public Art Guide], TriMet (PDF)

{{Public art in Portland, Oregon}}

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Category:1986 establishments in Oregon

Category:1986 sculptures

Category:Animal sculptures in Oregon

Category:Bronze sculptures in Portland, Oregon

Category:Sculptures of horses

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Southwest Portland, Oregon

Category:Sculptures on the MAX Green Line

Category:Statues in Portland, Oregon