Trigger 4

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Trigger 4
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The sculpture in front of the Studio Art Building on a snowy day in February 2014
Trigger 4
Artist Lee Kelly
Year1979 (1979)
TypeSculpture
Medium Cor-Ten or mild steel
Dimensions3.7 m× 4.7 m× 3.0 m(12 ft× 15.5 ft× 10 ft)
Condition"Treatment needed" (1994)
Location Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates 45°28′49″N122°37′33″W / 45.48035°N 122.62578°W / 45.48035; -122.62578
Owner Reed College

Trigger 4, also known as Trigger Four, is an outdoor 1979 steel sculpture by Lee Kelly, located on the Reed College campus in Portland, Oregon.

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Description and history

Trigger 4 was designed by Lee Kelly and installed in front of the Studio Art Building on the Reed College campus in southeast Portland in 1979. Kelly had served as a visiting associate professor of art at Reed between 1976 and 1979. [1] Like the Studio Art Building, the sculpture was donated to the college by John Gray, who served as chairman of the Board of Trustees, and his wife Betty. [1]

The Cor-Ten or mild steel sculpture measures approximately 12 feet (3.7 m) x 15.5 feet (4.7 m) x 10 feet (3.0 m) and contains an inscription of Kelly's signature and the number 79 on the bottom of the post on the sculpture's northwest side. [2] The Smithsonian Institution describes the work as an abstract ("geometric") sculpture "whose primary forms are triangles and lines". [2] Its condition was deemed "treatment needed" by Smithsonian's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in February 1994. [2]

Reception

Following the sculpture's installation, Reed magazine questioned whether it depicted a Chinese character, a horse, or simply an abstract figure formed by lines and angles, saying "perhaps the beauty of the new Lee Kelly sculpture... is that it can evoke different images and meanings." [1] The magazine also said the rust-colored sculpture provides a "striking contrast" to the blue roof and grey exterior walls of the newly constructed Studio Art Building. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rusting steel forms newest campus treasure". Reed. 58 (4): 1. November 1979. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Trigger 4, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
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