Akbar's Garden

Akbar's Garden

The sculpture in 2015
Artist Lee Kelly
Year 1983–1984 (1983–1984)
Type Sculpture
Material Aluminum
Dimensions 5.2 m (17 ft)
Location Eugene, Oregon, United States

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

Plaque for the sculpture

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

References

  1. ↑ "Artwork at the Ford Alumni Center". University of Oregon Alumni Association. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ "University of Oregon Artwalk Guide" (PDF). Lane Arts Council. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Daily Emerald Features Lee Kelly Sculpture at UO, Donated by Schnitzer Family". Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Lee Kelly: Selected Public & Corporate Collections and Commissions (1985 to present)" (PDF). LeeKelly.net. Retrieved October 4, 2015.

External links

External images
Akbar's Garden, University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon), UO Libraries

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