Ventana al Pacifico
{{Short description|Sculpture in Portland, Oregon}}
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| title = Ventana al Pacifico
| image_file = File:Solomon Courthouse, Portland (2014).jpg
| caption = The sculpture at the main entrance to the Gus J. Solomon United States Courthouse in 2014
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| other_language_1 = English
| other_title_1 = Window on the Pacific
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| artist = Manuel Neri
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| year = {{Start date|1989}}
| type = Sculpture
| material = Marble
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| condition = "Well maintained" (1993)
| city = Portland, Oregon, United States
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Ventana al Pacifico ("Window on the Pacific" in English) is an outdoor 1989 marble sculpture by Manuel Neri, located outside of the Gus J. Solomon United States Courthouse in downtown Portland, Oregon.
History
Ventana al Pacifico was designed by Manuel Neri and dedicated in April 1989,{{cite web|title=Ventana al Pacifico, (sculpture).|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!321031~!0#focus|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|access-date=November 26, 2014|archive-date=December 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201215801/http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!321031~!0#focus|url-status=live}} having been commissioned by the General Services Administration in 1987.{{cite book|title=Manuel Neri: The Figure in Relief|date=2006|publisher=Hudson Hills|page=[https://archive.org/details/manuelnerifigure0000nixo/page/179 179]|url=https://archive.org/details/manuelnerifigure0000nixo|url-access=registration|access-date=November 26, 2014}}{{cite web|title=Manuel Neri: Biography|url=http://www.sculpture.org/documents/Neri/neri_bio.shtml|publisher=International Sculpture Center|access-date=November 26, 2014|archive-date=October 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010193649/http://www.sculpture.org/documents/Neri/neri_bio.shtml|url-status=live}} It was installed east of the main entrance to the Gus J. Solomon United States Courthouse, near the intersection of Southwest 6th and Southwest Main Street.{{cite web|title=Gus J. Solomon U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR|url=http://www.gsa.gov/portal/ext/html/site/hb/category/25431/actionParameter/exploreByBuilding/buildingId/302|publisher=General Services Administration|access-date=November 26, 2014|archive-date=October 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005015107/http://www.gsa.gov/portal/ext/html/site/hb/category/25431/actionParameter/exploreByBuilding/buildingId/302|url-status=live}}
The work was surveyed and considered "well maintained" by the Smithsonian's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in October 1993. It was co-administered by General Services Administration departments in both Portland and Washington, D.C. at that time.
Description
File:Ventana al Pacifico plaque, Portland.jpg
The modern figurative sculpture is made from white Carrara marble and measures approximately {{Convert|98|in|m}} x {{Convert|74|in|m}} x {{Convert|30|in|m}}. The Smithsonian Institution categorizes the sculpture as an abstract relief and describes it as the following: "Vertical slab with figures in high-relief. On the east side there is a female figure emerging from the stone, on the west side there are two androgynous like figures facing each other."
Accompanying the sculpture is a plaque which reads: {{Small|MANUEL NERI / "Ventana al Pacifico" / 1989 / Commissioned Under the / Art-in-Architecture Program / General Services Administration / United States of America}}.
See also
{{Portal|Oregon|Visual arts}}
References
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External links
- [http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=34067 Maquette for Ventana al Pacifico (for U.S. Courthouse, Portland, Oregon)], Smithsonian American Art Museum
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006113837/http://racc.org/sites/default/files/NewPublicArtBrochure07.pdf Portland Cultural Tours: Public Art Walking Tour] (PDF), Regional Arts & Culture Council
{{Public art in Portland, Oregon}}
Category:1989 establishments in Oregon
Category:Abstract sculptures in Oregon
Category:Marble sculptures in Oregon
Category:Outdoor sculptures in Southwest Portland, Oregon
Category:Sculptures by American artists