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Artist | Lee Kelly |
Year | 1983–1984 |
Type | Sculpture |
Medium | Aluminum |
Dimensions | 5.2 m (17 ft) |
Location | Eugene, Oregon, United States |
44°02′37″N 123°04′28″W / 44.04359°N 123.07436°W |
Akbar's Garden is an outdoor 1983–1984 aluminum sculpture by Lee Kelly, installed at the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States.
Description and history
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Lee Kelly's Akbar's Garden (1984) is a 17-foot (5.2 m) tooled aluminum sculpture installed in Straub Quadrangle,[1] across from the Student Recreation Center, on the University of Oregon campus.[2][3] The work was donated by art collector and philanthropist Jordan D. Schnitzer and his parents Harold and Arlene Schnitzer in 2002.[3] Before then, it was installed at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley California.[4] According to the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation, Akbar's Garden commemorates the "Oregon Campaign" that raised more than $225 million for the University between 1992 and 1998.[3]
See also
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[edit]- ^ "Artwork at the Ford Alumni Center". University of Oregon Alumni Association. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ "University of Oregon Artwalk Guide" (PDF). Lane Arts Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Daily Emerald Features Lee Kelly Sculpture at UO, Donated by Schnitzer Family". Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
- ^ "Lee Kelly: Selected Public & Corporate Collections and Commissions (1985 to present)" (PDF). LeeKelly.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
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