''Mago Hermano (Brother Wizard or Magician)'' is a 2003 bronze and steel sculpture by Mexican artist
Alejandro Colunga Alejandro Colunga MarÃn is a Mexican artist, painter and sculptor.
Early life
He was born in Guadalajara on 11 December 1948 and studied architecture between 1967 and 1971 and music and hospitality in 1971–1973 at Conservatorio del Estado d ...
, located in the lobby of
Antoinette Hatfield Hall
Antoinette Hatfield Hall, formerly known as the New Theatre Building, is a complex located in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. It is one of three buildings in the Portland'5 Centers for the Arts (formerly known as PCPA), which also include ...
(part of
Portland Center for the Performing Arts
Portland's Centers for the Arts (stylized as Portland'5 Centers for the Arts), formerly known as the Portland Center for the Performing Arts (PCPA), is an organization within Metro that runs venues for live theatre, concerts, cinema, small confer ...
), at 1111 Southwest Broadway, in
Portland, Oregon
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, United States.
Description and history
According to 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†...
, which administers the work, ''Mago Hermano'' is a gift from Fernando Garza Martinez as the mayor of
Guadalajara
Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
to
Vera Katz
Vera Katz (née Pistrak; August 3, 1933 – December 11, 2017) was an American Democratic politician in the state of Oregon. She was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives and was the 49th mayor of Portland, O ...
as the
mayor of Portland, and the Portland-Guadalajara Sister City Association, to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the
sister cities
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
While there are early examples of inter ...
.
It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.
See also
*
2003 in art
The year 2003 in art involves various significant events.
Events
*January 21 – The Spire of Dublin is completed.
*May 11 – Benvenuto Cellini's ''Saliera'' is stolen from the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
*June 15-November 2 - A record ...
References
External links
''Mago Hermano (Brother Wizard or Magician)''at the Public Art Archive
''ARTnotes'' (June 2014)
* [http://www.oregonlive.com/contests/cincodemayo/pressrelease.html Alejandro Colunga's ''Mago Hermano'' sculpture finds new home in Portland: Sculpture to be unveiled during PGSCA Cinco de Mayo Fiesta represents Portland-Guadalajara sister city relationship], ''The Oregonian''
2003 establishments in Oregon
2003 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Oregon
Statues in Portland, Oregon
Steel sculptures in Oregon
Southwest Portland, Oregon
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