''Akbar's Garden'' is an outdoor 1983–1984
aluminum sculpture by
Lee Kelly
Lee Kelly (May 24, 1932 – March 28, 2022) was an American sculptor who has more than 30 sculptures on display between Eugene, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. Kelly has been called "Oregon's sculptor".
Personal life
Born in rural McCall in ...
, installed at the
University of Oregon campus in
Eugene, Oregon
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, in the United States.
Description and history
Lee Kelly
Lee Kelly (May 24, 1932 – March 28, 2022) was an American sculptor who has more than 30 sculptures on display between Eugene, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. Kelly has been called "Oregon's sculptor".
Personal life
Born in rural McCall in ...
's ''Akbar's Garden'' (1984) is a tooled
aluminum sculpture installed in Straub Quadrangle, across from the
Student Recreation Center
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, on the
University of Oregon campus.
The work was donated by art collector and philanthropist Jordan D. Schnitzer and his parents
Harold and
Arlene Schnitzer in 2002.
[ Before then, it was installed at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley California.][
]
See also
* 1984 in art
Events from the year 1984 in art.
Events
* November 6 - The Turner Prize is awarded for the first time, to Malcolm Morley.
* Neue Slowenische Kunst is established.
* First Nordik art historians' conference held, "Nordic art around the turn of ...
References
External links
Akbar's Garden abstract sculpture at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon
at dcMemorials.com
Akbar's Garden by Lee Kelly - University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
at Waymarking
1984 sculptures
Aluminum sculptures in Oregon
Outdoor sculptures in Eugene, Oregon
Sculptures by Lee Kelly
University of Oregon campus
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