Marie Curie Gargoyle - Eugene, Oregon
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N 44° 02.735 W 123° 04.356
10T E 494183 N 4876938
This gargoyle like sculpture of Nobel chemist, Marie Curie, is located at the second story level on the south facing wall of Willamette Hall at the University of Oregon.
Waymark Code: WMFGTP
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/18/2012
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Marie Curie (1867-1934) was a Polish physicist who shared a Nobel Price in chemistry with Pierre Curie (1859-1906) in 1903. This gargoyle like sculpture of Marie Curie is located at the second story level on the south facing wall of Willamette Hall at the
University of Oregon.
Artist Wayne Chabre produced twelve hammered copper gargoyle-like sculptures for the University of Oregon from 1986 to 1988.
This sculpture is somewhat hidden from street view by a large tree growing near the building.
From the Smithsonian AIC Description:
High-relief portrait head of Marie Curie attached to campus building
TITLE: Marie Curie Gargoyle
ARTIST(S): sculptor: Wayne Chabre, (1947- )
DATE: 1989
MEDIUM: Hammered copper sheet
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS OR000289
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
University of Oregon
Physics Building
Eugene, Oregon
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