Silver Dawn
Silver Dawn is an outdoor 1980 stainless steel sculpture by Spanish American artist Manuel Izquierdo, located at Wallace Park in northwest Portland, Oregon.
Description and history
Silver Dawn is a stainless steel sculpture designed by Manuel Izquierdo, who moved to Portland and became professor emeritus at his alma mater Museum Art School (now Pacific Northwest College of Art) after fleeing Spain following the Spanish American War.[1] [2] The sculpture was funded by Esco Corporation, Schnitzer, PDC, MAC and NW Service Dist. and completed in 1980. It is installed in Wallace Park at Northwest 25th Avenue and Northwest Raleigh Street and measures 6 feet (1.8 m) x 10 feet (3.0 m) x 4 feet (1.2 m). According to the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work, Silver Dawn is "an excellent example of the large biomorphic abstract sculptures that Manuel Izquierdo was known for".[1] It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Public Art Search: Silver Dawn". Regional Arts & Culture Council. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ "Wallace Park". Portland Parks & Recreation. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ "Silver Dawn, 1980". cultureNOW. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
External links
- Silver Dawn at the Public Art Archive
- Silver Dawn, Portland, OR at Waymarking