The ''Martin Kukučín'' statue is a sculpture of the
Slovak writer of the same name by
Ivan Meštrović. Copies exist in
Bratislava
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, Slovakia and on the
Oregon State University campus in
Corvallis, Oregon
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, in the United States. The statue depicts Kukučín seated with his legs crossed, wearing a suit and boots. He holds an open book in his hands, on his lap.
Bratislava, Slovakia
The ''Martin Kukučín'' statue in Bratislava is in the
Medic Garden (''Medická záhrada'') in
Old Town
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, near the Ondrejský Cemetery. ()
Oregon State University
The bronze ''Martin Kukučín'' statue on the
Oregon State University campus in
Corvallis, Oregon
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, dated 1977, is installed on the west side of
The Valley Library (). It measures tall, wide, and long. It rests on a concrete base that is approximately tall and has a diameter.
[ The installation includes a plaque with the inscription:
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The work was surveyed and deemed "treatment needed" by Smithsonian Institution's " Save Outdoor Sculpture!"program in April 1993.][
]
See also
* 1977 in art
Events from the year 1977 in art.
Events
* April 19 – Yale Center for British Art gallery, designed by Louis Kahn (died 1974), opens to the public in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
* May 8–24 – Suzanne Lacy's extended perform ...
References
1977 establishments in Oregon
1977 sculptures
Books in art
Bronze sculptures in Oregon
Monuments and memorials in Corvallis, Oregon
Monuments and memorials in Slovakia
Oregon State University campus
Outdoor sculptures in Corvallis, Oregon
Outdoor sculptures in Slovakia
Sculptures by Ivan Meštrović
Sculptures of men in Oregon
Sculptures of men in Slovakia
Statues in Oregon
Statues in Slovakia
Works by Croatian people
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