Flying Ducks
The sculpture in 2017
ArtistTom Hardy
Year1970 (1970)
LocationEugene, Oregon, United States
Coordinates44°2′48.2″N 123°4′31.5″W / 44.046722°N 123.075417°W / 44.046722; -123.075417
OwnerUniversity of Oregon

Flying Ducks is a 1970 or 1983 sculpture by Tom Hardy, installed on the west façade of Lawrence Hall, on the University of Oregon campus, in Eugene, Oregon, United States.[1][2]

Description and history

The artwork was donated to the School of Architecture and Allied Arts in 1984 by Hugh Klopfenstein and his wife.[3]

The metal sculpture is approximately 20 feet (6.1 m) x 4 feet (1.2 m) x 4 feet (1.2 m), and its concrete base measures approximately 4 feet (1.2 m) x 3 feet (0.91 m) x 3 feet (0.91 m). It was surveyed by Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1994, and was previously installed at Willamette Hall.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Flying Ducks". University of Oregon. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Flying Ducks, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Campus Artworks" (PDF). University of Oregon. November 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.


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