''Alan Turing'', sometimes spelled ''Allen Turing'' and also known as ''Allen Turing Gargoyle'',
is an outdoor 1988 hammered copper sheet sculpture of
Alan Turing
Alan Mathison Turing (; 23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist. Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical com ...
by
Wayne Chabre
Wayne Chabre (born 1947) is an American sculptor from Walla Walla, Washington. His works have been described as "whimsical". Many of his sculptures are functional, such as gargoyles and downspouts; railings and gates; lighting, pavilions, fountain ...
, installed on the exterior of
Deschutes Hall
Deschutes Hall is a building on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon. Opened in the Winter term of 1990, it is home to the university's Computer Science department. The four-story building contains faculty and graduate student offices ...
on the
University of Oregon
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campus in
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.
As of the 2020 United States Census, Eu ...
, in the United States. The portrait face in high relief measures approximately x x and cost $2,500. Its condition was undetermined when the
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Founded ...
surveyed the work as part of its "
Save Outdoor Sculpture!
Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) was a community-based effort to identify, document, and conserve outdoor sculpture in the United States. The program was initiated in 1989 and ended in 1999.
History
Save Outdoor Sculpture! was initiated by Herit ...
" program in March 1993.
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See also
* 1988 in art
* ''Alan Turing Memorial
The ''Alan Turing Memorial'', situated in Sackville Gardens in Manchester, England, is a sculpture in memory of Alan Turing, a pioneer of modern computing.
Turing is believed to have taken his own life in 1954, two years after being convicted ...
'' (2001), Manchester, England
* Statue of Alan Turing
A statue of Alan Turing, created in slate by Stephen Kettle in 2007, is located at Bletchley Park in England as part of an exhibition that honours Alan Turing, Turing (1912–1954). It was commissioned by the American businessman and philanthropi ...
(2007), Bletchley Park, England
References
1988 establishments in Oregon
1988 sculptures
Busts in Oregon
Copper sculptures in Oregon
Cultural depictions of Alan Turing
Monuments and memorials in Eugene, Oregon
Monuments and memorials to scientists
Outdoor sculptures in Eugene, Oregon
Sculptures by Wayne Chabre
Sculptures of men in Oregon
University of Oregon campus
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