''Performing Frogs'' is a 1982 sculpture by

David Gilhooly David Gilhooly (also known as David James Gilhooly III) (April 15, 1943 – August 21, 2013), was an American Ceramic art, ceramicist, Sculpture, sculptor, Painting, painter, Printmaking, printmaker, and professor. He is best known for pioneer ...

, located in

Eugene, Oregon Eugene ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast. As of the 2020 United States Census, Eu ...

, in the United States.

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David Gilhooly's ''Performing Frogs'' (1982) is a ceramic sculpture depicting frogs performing acrobatics atop six concrete pillars; some of them have birds sitting on their heads. It is installed at the

Hult Center for the Performing Arts The Hult Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts venue in Eugene, Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. The Hult Center is located downtown on Willamette Street between 6th & 7th Avenues, adjacent to the AJ Capital Partners, Graduate Eugene (previou ...

. A nearby plaque reads: . The sculpture's condition was deemed "treatment urgent" by the

Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Founded ...

's " Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in October 1993. It was administered by the City of Eugene then.

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