''Folly Bollards'' is a series of outdoor 1998 bronze
bollard
A bollard is a sturdy, short, vertical post. The term originally referred to a post on a ship or quay used principally for mooring boats. It now also refers to posts installed to control road traffic and posts designed to prevent automotive v ...
sculptures by
Valerie Otani, installed along Southwest Main between Broadway and Park in
Portland, Oregon
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, United States.
Description and history
Sculptures in the series, each of which are
abstract bronzes that measure x x , include:
* ''Folly Bollards: Anansi, African Trickster Spider'',
a spider
* ''Folly Bollards: El Viejito, Mexico'', a Mexican figure
* ''Folly Bollards: Harlequin'', a clown
* ''Folly Bollards: Monkey King, China'',
a monkey
* ''Folly Bollards: Nasreddin'',
a Turkish figure
* ''Folly Bollards: Nulamal, Kwakiuti Fool Dancer'', a First Nations dancer
See also
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1998 in art
Events from the year 1998 in art.
Events
*April – Fans of Newcastle United F.C. decorate the newly erected ''Angel of the North'' sculpture with a giant replica of Alan Shearer's no. 9 shirt. Police remove the shirt after about twenty minute ...
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Cultural depictions of spiders
Throughout history, spiders have been depicted in popular culture, mythology and in symbolism. From Greek mythology to African folklore, the spider has been used to represent a variety of things, and endures into the present day with characters su ...
References
External links
Folly Bollards, 1998at cultureNOW
1998 establishments in Oregon
1998 sculptures
Abstract sculptures in Oregon
Animal sculptures in Oregon
Bronze sculptures in Oregon
Clowns in art
Sculptures of monkeys
Outdoor sculptures in Portland, Oregon
Sculptures of men in Oregon
Southwest Portland, Oregon
Spiders in art
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