''Contact II'' is an outdoor 1972
abstract sculpture by
Russian American
Russian Americans ( rus, русские американцы, r=russkiye amerikantsy, p= ˈruskʲɪje ɐmʲɪrʲɪˈkant͡sɨ) are Americans of full or partial Russian ancestry. The term can apply to recent Russian immigrants to the United Stat ...
artist
Alexander Liberman
Alexander Semeonovitch Liberman (September 4, 1912 – November 19, 1999) was a Ukrainian-American magazine editor, publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor. He held senior artistic positions during his 32 years at Condé Nast Publicati ...
, located at
Jamison Square
Jamison Square is a city park in Portland, Oregon's Pearl District. It was the first park added to the neighborhood.
Design
At a cost of $3.6 million, the park was designed and built during the 12-year tenure of Mayor Vera Katz.
The park was d ...
in the
Pearl District
The Pearl District is an area of Portland, Oregon, formerly occupied by warehouses, light industry and railroad classification yards and now noted for its art galleries, upscale businesses and residences. The area has been undergoing significan ...
,
Portland, Oregon
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.
Description
The painted steel sculpture measures x x and was donated by Ed Cauduro in 2002 in memory of his parents Ernest and Teresa Cauduro.
It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the
Regional Arts & Culture Council
The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is an organization that administers arts grants in Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas Counties that also do advocacy in the Portland metropolitan area in Oregon, United States. It evolved from the city ...
.
According to The Culture Trip, ''Contact II'' is "representative of Liberman's oeuvre as it is painted in red and its form centres on a circular shape, both of which were often repeated in his works".
See also
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1972 in art
References
External links
Contact IIat the Public Art Archive
A Guide to Portland Public Art(PDF), Regional Arts & Culture Council
{{Public art in Portland, Oregon
1972 sculptures
Abstract sculptures in Oregon
Outdoor sculptures in Portland, Oregon
Pearl District, Portland, Oregon
Sculptures by Alexander Liberman
Steel sculptures in Oregon