Performing Frogs - Eugene, Oregon
Posted by: DougK
N 44° 03.149 W 123° 05.575
10T E 492556 N 4877706
These whimsical green ceramic frogs adorn the lobby of the Hult Center for Performing Arts.
Waymark Code: WMX020
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2017
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These performing frogs reside just above the doorway of the south entrance to the
Hult Center for Performing Arts. They are mounted on six concrete columns and are made from green ceramic material.
From Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog description:
Six long concrete pillars with frogs performing acrobatics. Some of the frogs have birds sitting on their heads.
TITLE: Performing Frogs
ARTIST(S): sculptor: David Gilhooly (1943-2013)
DATE: 1982
MEDIUM: Sculpture: ceramic; Base: concrete
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS OR000310
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION: Above doorway inside lobby of Hult center for Performing Arts
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: Listed and pictured as being outdoors.
It is now located above doorway inside lobby of Hult center for Performing Arts.
I did not spot the plaque, but it could be there and I just missed it.
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