Salmon Gargoyle - Eugene, Oregon - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This salmon gargoyle is one of three animal gargoyles located in the entrance court yard to the University of Oregon Museum of Natural History.

Artist Wayne Chabre produced twelve hammered copper gargoyle-like sculptures for the University of Oregon from 1986 to 1988.

From the Smithsonian AIC Description:
Front half of a salmon with a Kwakiutl Indian representation of a salmon on its sides. The salmon's mouth is open; fins stick out from the bottom sides and from the top of its body

TITLE: Salmon Gargoyle ARTIST(S): sculptor: Wayne Chabre, (1947- ) DATE: 1987.; Installed 1988 MEDIUM: Hammered 32 oz. copper over stainless steel frame CONTROL NUMBER: IAS OR000007 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: University of Oregon University of Oregon Museum of Natural History 1680 East 15th Eugene, Oregon DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None Noted

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