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 Town and Gown, (sculpture) Posted by:  ddtfamily
N 44° 56.239 W 123° 01.837
10T E 497584 N 4975987
Sculpture depicting two academics and two townspeople
Waymark Code: WMFBN0
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2012
Views: 5
"Two pairs of somewhat abstract figures face each other. One pair are two academics, a man and a woman, wearing caps and gowns. The man holds a book at chest level with both hands and the woman holds a branch in front of her. They face two townspeople wearing long dresses, capes, and hats. One has a purse on her proper left arm and the other holds an umbrella at her waist, with the tip resting on the ground." -Smithsonian Art Inventory Catalogue
The sculpture is on the north side of the Willamette University campus near Waller Hall. The sculpture was presented as part of the commemoration of Willamette University's Sesquicentennial.
TITLE: Town and Gown, (sculpture)
ARTIST(S): Sponenburgh, Mark, 1916- , sculptor
DATE: 1991. Dedicated Feb. 1, 1992
MEDIUM: Bronze
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS OR000268
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Willamette University, 900 State Street N.E., Salem, Oregon 97301
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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