Walk of the Heroines
| Walk of the Heroines | |
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| Location | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 45°30′43.5″N 122°41′13″W / 45.512083°N 122.68694°W |
The Walk of the Heroines is a memorial and park on the Portland State University campus in Portland, Oregon.
Description
[edit]The 18,000-square-foot park, "designed to give artistic recognition to women's vital contributions to our society and daily life",[1] is along Southwest Harrison between 10th and 11th Avenues.[2] It features walls inscribed with the names of more than 1,000 women, including Hillary Clinton, Amy Jacques Garvey, and Barbara Roberts.[3] Mother Joseph Pariseau is also honored.[4] John Laursen contributed to the project.[5] Linda Stein designed the memorial's bronze torso sculptures.[6]
Reception
[edit]In Portland Monthly's list of "The Weirdest, Most Wonderful Memorials and Museums in Portland (and Beyond)" Margaret Seiler wrote, "Many of the honorees and engraved quotes along the walkway have a ’90s-era, usual-suspects, herstory vibe, but lines from Nation columnist Katha Pollitt and novelist Arundhati Roy bring the walk into the 21st century."[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Fortis Construction Inc.: Portland's Walk of the Heroines • Daily Journal of Commerce". Djcoregon.com. 14 May 2008.
- ^ "A GUIDE TO PORTLAND PUBLIC ART" (PDF). Racc.org. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ a b "The Weirdest, Most Wonderful Memorials and Museums in Portland (and Beyond)". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Hospital marks 70 years, bids farewell to resident Sisters". Catholicsentinel.org.
- ^ "The Artist with the Invisible Hand". Reed.edu.
- ^ "Brooklyn Museum: Linda Stein". Brooklynmuseum.org.
External links
[edit]- Walk of the Heroines at Portland State University
- Walk of the Heroines at Sisters of Providence