''Celebration for a Champion'' is an outdoor
bronze sculpture commemorating
Jesse Owens' achievements by Curtis Patterson, installed on the
Ohio State University campus in
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and t ...
, United States.
Description and history
The abstract polished bronze artwork, dedicated on May 4, 1984, commemorates
Jesse Owens'
track and field career at Ohio State and the Olympics. It has four triangle-shaped pieces representing the world records he set at the
Big Ten Conference in 1935 and his gold medals at the
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...
.
[ The sculpture is approximately tall and has a diameter of . It rests on a brown brick and concrete that has a diameter of and weighs 15,000 lbs.][
It is located in Jesse Owens Plaza immediately north of ]Ohio Stadium
Ohio Stadium is an American football stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on the campus of Ohio State University. It primarily serves as the home venue of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team and is also the site for the university's Spring Commencement c ...
. Prior to remodeling, Ohio Stadium contained the track where Jesse ran while at Ohio State.
The sculpture cost $100,000. It was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's " Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1994.[
]
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
''Celebration for a Champion''
at Columbus Makes Art, Greater Columbus Arts Council
1984 establishments in Ohio
1984 sculptures
Abstract sculptures in the United States
African-American history in Columbus, Ohio
Bronze sculptures in Ohio
Cultural depictions of Jesse Owens
Monuments and memorials in Ohio
Outdoor sculptures in Columbus, Ohio
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