''Drosophila Fly Head'' is an outdoor 1988 sculpture 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

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campus in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States. The hammered copper sheet high-relief of a fly head measures approximately x x . It was surveyed by the

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's "

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, though its condition was undetermined. The sculpture is administered by the University of Oregon.

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