Einstein Gargoyle

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Einstein Gargoyle
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Einstein Gargoyle
Artist Wayne Chabre
Year1986 (1986)
TypeSculpture
MediumHammered copper sheet
Subject Albert Einstein
Dimensions0.76 m× 0.46 m× 0.46 m(2.5 ft× 1.5 ft× 1.5 ft)
ConditionUndetermined (1993)
Location Eugene, Oregon, United States
Coordinates 44°02′46″N123°04′21″W / 44.04610°N 123.07242°W / 44.04610; -123.07242 Coordinates: 44°02′46″N123°04′21″W / 44.04610°N 123.07242°W / 44.04610; -123.07242
Owner University of Oregon

Einstein Gargoyle, also referred to as Albert Einstein, [1] Einstein, [2] and Einstein Gargoyles, [3] is an outdoor 1986 sculpture by Wayne Chabre, installed on the exterior of Willamette Hall on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The portrait bust depicts Albert Einstein in high relief with a fluttering necktie, and was inspired by a photograph of the scientist on his birthday. It is made of hammered copper sheet and measures approximately 2.5 feet (0.76 m) x 1.5 feet (0.46 m) x 1.5 feet (0.46 m). The sculpture's condition was undetermined when it was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in March 1993. The sculpture is administered by the University of Oregon. [3]

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References

  1. "University of Oregon Campus Artworks" (PDF). University of Oregon. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  2. "U of O". WayneChabre.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Einstein Gargoyles, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved October 6, 2015.
External images
Searchtool.svg Albert Einstein, Willamette Hall, University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon), UO Libraries
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Searchtool.svg Einstein Gargoyle, Oregon Digital