Untitled (Killmaster)
{{Short description|Sculpture by John Killmaster in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
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| artist = John Killmaster
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| year = {{Start date|1977}}
| type = Sculpture
| material = Steel, porcelain enamel
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| condition = "Treatment needed" (1993)
| 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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Untitled is an outdoor 1977 steel and porcelain enamel sculpture by American artist John Killmaster, located 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:Untitled by Killmaster, Portland.jpg
Untitled, completed by John Killmaster in 1977, is a steel and porcelain enamel sculpture located at the intersection of Southwest 5th Avenue and Southwest Pine Street in the Portland Transit Mall since 2009.{{cite web|title=Public Art Search: Untitled|url=http://racc.org/public-art/search/?recid=792.206|publisher=Regional Arts & Culture Council|access-date=October 5, 2014|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006073215/http://racc.org/public-art/search/?recid=792.206|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Untitled, 1977|url=http://culturenow.org/entry&permalink=07597&seo=Untitled_John-Killmaster-and-City-of-Portland-and-Multnomah-County-Public-Art-Collection-courtesy-of-the-Regional-Arts-Culture-Council|publisher=cultureNOW|access-date=October 5, 2014|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082641/http://culturenow.org/entry%26permalink%3D07597%26seo%3DUntitled_John-Killmaster-and-City-of-Portland-and-Multnomah-County-Public-Art-Collection-courtesy-of-the-Regional-Arts-Culture-Council|url-status=live}} It was funded by TriMet and the United States Department of Transportation. According to the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work,{{cite web|title=Untitled (John Killmaster)|url=https://www.publicartarchive.org/art/Untitled-John-Killmaster|publisher=Public Art Archive|access-date=October 5, 2014}} "This sculpture features Killmaster’s mastery of enamel with large panels that display brightly colored abstract designs." It measures {{Convert|5|ft|m}}, {{Convert|5|in|cm}} x {{Convert|4|ft|m}}, {{Convert|5|in|cm}} x {{Convert|5|ft|m}}, {{Convert|5|in|cm}}.
Its condition was deemed "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in December 1993. At that time, the sculpture was administered by the City of Portland's Metropolitan Arts Commission.{{cite web|title=Untitled, (sculpture).|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!321035~!0#focus|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|access-date=October 5, 2014|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006104303/http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!321035~!0#focus|url-status=live}} Presently, the work is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.
Reception
In her walking tour of Portland, Sybilla Avery Cook said the sculpture's "bright crayon colors... make it resemble a child's building set."{{cite book|last=Cook|first=Sybilla Avery|title=Walking Portland, Oregon|date=April 2, 2013|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|page=53|isbn=9780762794119|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wvPWSWqzCT0C&pg=PA53|access-date=October 5, 2014|archive-date=March 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320182656/https://books.google.com/books?id=wvPWSWqzCT0C&pg=PA53|url-status=live}}
See also
{{Portal|Oregon|Visual arts}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140829145643/http://racc.org/sites/default/files/ArtWalk_2014.pdf A Guide to Portland Public Art], Regional Arts & Culture Council (PDF)
- [http://trimet.org/pdfs/publicart/green_line_art9-09.pdf Art on the MAX Green Line: I-205 Public 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}}
Category:1977 establishments in Oregon
Category:Abstract sculptures in Oregon
Category:Outdoor sculptures in Southwest Portland, Oregon