Cement Slab with Inlaid Ceramic - Eugene, Oregon
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DougK
N 44° 03.421 W 123° 04.931
10T E 493417 N 4878209
This vertical slab is located on an island in the Neilson Garden area of Alton Baker Park.
Waymark Code: WMMMK1
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2014
Views: 3
A set of rectangular stepping stones lead from shore to an island of a pond in the Neilson Garden area of Alton Baker Park. On the island is a cement slab about 8.5 feet high, a little over 4 feet wide and almost a foot thick. Towards the top of the slab is a circular hole about two feet wide. The slab is painted white with a similar design is painted on each side, surrounding the hole. The design is a different color on each side of the slab and has a shape similar to a human figure with two legs, arms and a neck.
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. IAS files contain detailed dimensions.
TITLE: Cement Slab with Inlaid Ceramic
ARTIST(S): sculptor: Craig Clark
DATE: 1971
MEDIUM: Sculpture: ceramic and cement; Foundation: concrete
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS OR000326
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Alton Baker Park
Island in Nielsen Garden
Eugene, Oregon
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
I didn't notice inlaid ceramics in this design. It appears to be all painted.
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