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'''''Constellation''''' is a series of outdoor 2000 [[bronze sculpture]]s by American artist [[Tad Savinar]], installed at [[Holladay Park]] in northeast [[Portland, Oregon]], United States. The work's three "distinct elements" include:
'''''Constellation''''' is a series of outdoor 2000 [[bronze sculpture]]s by American artist [[Tad Savinar]], installed at [[Holladay Park]] in northeast [[Portland, Oregon]], United States. The work's three "distinct elements" include:


* '''''Constellation (Vase of Flowers)''''' or '''''Constellation: Flowers from a Neighborhood Garden''''',<ref name=Flowers>{{cite web|title=Constellation: Flowers from a Neighborhood Garden, (sculpture).|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!369018~!0#focus|publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution]]|access-date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> a slender vase of daisies, hydrangeas and other flowers;
* '''''Constellation (Vase of Flowers)''''' or '''''Constellation: Flowers from a Neighborhood Garden''''',<ref name=Flowers>{{cite web|title=Constellation: Flowers from a Neighborhood Garden, (sculpture).|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!369018~!0#focus|publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution]]|access-date=May 31, 2015|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307030144/http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!369018~!0#focus|url-status=live}}</ref> a slender vase of daisies, hydrangeas and other flowers;
* '''''Constellation (Molecule)''''' or '''''Constellation: Isolated Molecule for a Good Neighborhood''''',<ref name=Isolated>{{cite web|title=Constellation: Isolated Molecule for a Good Neighborhood, (sculpture).|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!369017~!0#focus|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|access-date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> an abstract molecule representing a "good neighborhood"; and
* '''''Constellation (Molecule)''''' or '''''Constellation: Isolated Molecule for a Good Neighborhood''''',<ref name=Isolated>{{cite web|title=Constellation: Isolated Molecule for a Good Neighborhood, (sculpture).|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!369017~!0#focus|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|access-date=May 31, 2015|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307032517/http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!369017~!0#focus|url-status=live}}</ref> an abstract molecule representing a "good neighborhood"; and
* '''''Constellation: Neighborhood Gardiner''''' or simply ''Constellation'', a female figure carrying gardening shears.<ref name=RACC>[[Regional Arts & Culture Council]]:
* '''''Constellation: Neighborhood Gardiner''''' or simply ''Constellation'', a female figure carrying gardening shears.<ref name=RACC>[[Regional Arts & Culture Council]]:
* {{Cite web|title=Public Art Search: Constellation|url=http://racc.org/public-art/search/?recid=1735.200|access-date=May 31, 2015|publisher=Regional Arts & Culture Council}}
* {{Cite web|title=Public Art Search: Constellation|url=http://racc.org/public-art/search/?recid=1735.200|access-date=May 31, 2015|publisher=Regional Arts & Culture Council|archive-date=February 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228173239/https://racc.org/public-art/search-2/?recid=1735.200|url-status=live}}
* {{cite web|title=Public Art Search: Constellation (Vase of Flowers)|url=http://racc.org/public-art/search/?recid=1736.188|publisher=Regional Arts & Culture Council|access-date=May 31, 2015}}
* {{cite web|title=Public Art Search: Constellation (Vase of Flowers)|url=http://racc.org/public-art/search/?recid=1736.188|publisher=Regional Arts & Culture Council|access-date=May 31, 2015|archive-date=February 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228173245/https://racc.org/public-art/search-2/?recid=1736.188|url-status=live}}
* {{cite web|title=Public Art Search: Constellation (Molecule)|url=http://racc.org/public-art/search/?recid=1955.196|publisher=Regional Arts & Culture Council|access-date=May 31, 2015}}</ref><ref name=Neighborhood>{{cite web|title=Constellation: Neighborhood Gardiner, (sculpture).|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!369016~!0#focus|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|access-date=May 31, 2015}}</ref>
* {{cite web|title=Public Art Search: Constellation (Molecule)|url=http://racc.org/public-art/search/?recid=1955.196|publisher=Regional Arts & Culture Council|access-date=May 31, 2015|archive-date=February 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228173253/https://racc.org/public-art/search-2/?recid=1955.196|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Neighborhood>{{cite web|title=Constellation: Neighborhood Gardiner, (sculpture).|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!369016~!0#focus|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|access-date=May 31, 2015|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307031517/http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!369016~!0#focus|url-status=live}}</ref>


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According to the [[Regional Arts & Culture Council]], which administers the installation, "This project attempts to illustrate the connection between the personal front yard garden and the civic park/garden."<ref name=RACC/> The figure depicts a neighborhood activist (Carolyn Marks Backs or Carolyn Marks-Bax, depending on the source).<ref name=RACC/><ref name=Neighborhood/> The decision to visualize backs and the objects depicted in the molecule were chosen by the Sullivan Gulch Neighborhood Association. Objects include a bagel, coffee mug, garden tool, house, milk carton, school, a family, and trees.<ref name=Isolated/> ''Constellation'' was funded by the City of Portland's Percent for Art program.<ref name=RACC/> It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.<ref>cultureNOW:
According to the [[Regional Arts & Culture Council]], which administers the installation, "This project attempts to illustrate the connection between the personal front yard garden and the civic park/garden."<ref name=RACC/> The figure depicts a neighborhood activist (Carolyn Marks Backs or Carolyn Marks-Bax, depending on the source).<ref name=RACC/><ref name=Neighborhood/> The decision to visualize backs and the objects depicted in the molecule were chosen by the Sullivan Gulch Neighborhood Association. Objects include a bagel, coffee mug, garden tool, house, milk carton, school, a family, and trees.<ref name=Isolated/> ''Constellation'' was funded by the City of Portland's Percent for Art program.<ref name=RACC/> It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.<ref>cultureNOW:
* {{cite web|title=Constellation, 2000|url=http://culturenow.org/entry&permalink=06404&seo=Constellation_Tad-Savinar-and-City-of-Portland-and-Multnomah-County-Public-Art-Collection-courtesy-of-the-Regional-Arts-Culture-Council|publisher=cultureNOW|access-date=May 31, 2015}}
* {{cite web|title=Constellation, 2000|url=http://culturenow.org/entry%26permalink%3D06404%26seo%3DConstellation_Tad-Savinar-and-City-of-Portland-and-Multnomah-County-Public-Art-Collection-courtesy-of-the-Regional-Arts-Culture-Council|publisher=cultureNOW|access-date=May 31, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090255/http://culturenow.org/entry%26permalink%3D06404%26seo%3DConstellation_Tad-Savinar-and-City-of-Portland-and-Multnomah-County-Public-Art-Collection-courtesy-of-the-Regional-Arts-Culture-Council|url-status=live}}
* {{cite web|title=Constellation (Molecule), 2000|url=http://culturenow.org/entry&permalink=06425&seo=Constellation-Molecule_Tad-Savinar-and-City-of-Portland-and-Multnomah-County-Public-Art-Collection-courtesy-of-the-Regional-Arts-Culture-Council|publisher=cultureNOW|access-date=May 31, 2015}}</ref>
* {{cite web|title=Constellation (Molecule), 2000|url=http://culturenow.org/entry%26permalink%3D06425%26seo%3DConstellation-Molecule_Tad-Savinar-and-City-of-Portland-and-Multnomah-County-Public-Art-Collection-courtesy-of-the-Regional-Arts-Culture-Council|publisher=cultureNOW|access-date=May 31, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104808/http://culturenow.org/entry%26permalink%3D06425%26seo%3DConstellation-Molecule_Tad-Savinar-and-City-of-Portland-and-Multnomah-County-Public-Art-Collection-courtesy-of-the-Regional-Arts-Culture-Council|url-status=live}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 17:33, 28 February 2023

Constellation
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ArtistTad Savinar
Year2000 (2000)
TypeSculpture
MediumBronze
LocationPortland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates45°31′51″N 122°39′13″W / 45.5308°N 122.6536°W / 45.5308; -122.6536
OwnerCity of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council

Constellation is a series of outdoor 2000 bronze sculptures by American artist Tad Savinar, installed at Holladay Park in northeast Portland, Oregon, United States. The work's three "distinct elements" include:

  • Constellation (Vase of Flowers) or Constellation: Flowers from a Neighborhood Garden,[1] a slender vase of daisies, hydrangeas and other flowers;
  • Constellation (Molecule) or Constellation: Isolated Molecule for a Good Neighborhood,[2] an abstract molecule representing a "good neighborhood"; and
  • Constellation: Neighborhood Gardiner or simply Constellation, a female figure carrying gardening shears.[3][4]
  • Vase of Flowers
    Vase of Flowers
  • Molecule
    Molecule
  • Neighborhood Gardiner
    Neighborhood Gardiner

According to the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the installation, "This project attempts to illustrate the connection between the personal front yard garden and the civic park/garden."[3] The figure depicts a neighborhood activist (Carolyn Marks Backs or Carolyn Marks-Bax, depending on the source).[3][4] The decision to visualize backs and the objects depicted in the molecule were chosen by the Sullivan Gulch Neighborhood Association. Objects include a bagel, coffee mug, garden tool, house, milk carton, school, a family, and trees.[2] Constellation was funded by the City of Portland's Percent for Art program.[3] It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Constellation: Flowers from a Neighborhood Garden, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Constellation: Isolated Molecule for a Good Neighborhood, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d Regional Arts & Culture Council:
  4. ^ a b "Constellation: Neighborhood Gardiner, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  5. ^ cultureNOW:
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