Silver Dawn
{{Short description|Sculpture in Portland, Oregon}}
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| artist = Manuel Izquierdo
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| year = {{start date|1980}}
| type = Sculpture
| material = Stainless steel
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| 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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Silver Dawn is an outdoor 1980 stainless steel sculpture by Spanish American artist Manuel Izquierdo, installed at Wallace Park in northwest Portland, Oregon, in the United States.{{cite web|title=Silver Dawn, (sculpture).|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!324204~!0#focus|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|access-date=November 12, 2014}}
Description and history
Silver Dawn is a stainless steel sculpture designed by Manuel Izquierdo, who moved to Portland and became professor emeritus at his alma mater Museum Art School (now Pacific Northwest College of Art) after fleeing Spain following the Spanish–American War.{{cite web|title=Public Art Search: Silver Dawn|url=http://racc.org/public-art/search/?recid=973.183|publisher=Regional Arts & Culture Council|access-date=November 12, 2014|archive-date=August 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817180202/https://racc.org/public-art/search-2/?recid=973.183|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Wallace Park|url=https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=839|publisher=Portland Parks & Recreation|access-date=November 12, 2014|archive-date=August 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817180145/https://www.portland.gov/parks/wallace-park|url-status=live}} The sculpture was funded by Esco Corporation, Schnitzer, PDC, MAC and NW Service Dist. and completed in 1980. It is installed in Wallace Park at Northwest 25th Avenue and Northwest Raleigh Street and measures {{Convert|6|ft|m}} x {{Convert|10|ft|m}} x {{Convert|4|ft|m}}. According to the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work, Silver Dawn is "an excellent example of the large biomorphic abstract sculptures that Manuel Izquierdo was known for". It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.{{cite web|title=Silver Dawn, 1980|url=http://culturenow.org/entry%26permalink%3D06267%26seo%3DSilver-Dawn_Manuel-Izquierdo-and-City-of-Portland-and-Multnomah-County-Public-Art-Collection-courtesy-of-the-Regional-Arts-Culture-Council|publisher=cultureNOW|access-date=November 12, 2014|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129143023/http://culturenow.org/entry%26permalink%3D06267%26seo%3DSilver-Dawn_Manuel-Izquierdo-and-City-of-Portland-and-Multnomah-County-Public-Art-Collection-courtesy-of-the-Regional-Arts-Culture-Council|url-status=live}}
See also
{{Portal|Oregon|Visual arts}}
- 1980 in art
- The Dreamer (1979), Portland, Oregon
- Unfolding Rhythms (1987), Portland, Oregon
References
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External links
- [https://www.publicartarchive.org/art/Silver-Dawn Silver Dawn] at the Public Art Archive
- [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMGT28_Silver_Dawn_Portland_OR Silver Dawn, Portland, OR] at Waymarking
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141113074300/http://racc.org/sites/default/files/RACC_2009AnnualReport.pdf?q=2009AnnualReport 2009 Report to the Community] (PDF), Regional Arts & Culture Council
{{Northwest District, Portland, Oregon}}
{{Public art in Portland, Oregon}}
Category:1980 establishments in Oregon
Category:Northwest District, Portland, Oregon
Category:Outdoor sculptures in Northwest Portland, Oregon
Category:Sculptures by American artists