Eugene Group - Eugene, Oregon
Posted by: DougK
N 44° 03.351 W 123° 04.966
10T E 493370 N 4878079
The Eugene Group is a collection of 8 vertically mounted slabs each with a unique design.
Waymark Code: WMMMK0
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2014
Views: 3
Eight slabs about 8 feet 9 inches tall are set in a grassy area of the Nielsen Garden in Alton Baker Park. They occupy an area about 32 feet wide. The concrete slabs have different shapes, face in different directions and some have geometric holes carved through them. The artists name TOWNLEY can be found on five of the slabs. From the Smithsonian AIC Remarks:
Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant given in 1974 to the City of Eugene.
TITLE: Eugene Group
ARTIST(S): sculptor: Hugh Townley, (1923-2008)
DATE: 1974
MEDIUM: Concrete
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS OR000358
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION: Alton Baker Park
Nielsen Garden
Eugene, Oregon
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: none Noted
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