''The Dreamer'', or simply ''Dreamer'',
is an outdoor 1979 muntz
bronze sculpture
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and fountain of a reclining woman by
Manuel Izquierdo
Manuel Izquierdo (September 26, 1925 – July 17, 2009) was a sculptor and woodcut artist. He is best known for his abstract, organic welded-metal sculptural forms and his sturdy woodcut prints.
Izquierdo was born Manuel Izquierdo Torres in M ...
, installed at
Pettygrove Park
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in
Portland, Oregon
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, United States. It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of 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.
Description and history
Manuel Izquierdo
Manuel Izquierdo (September 26, 1925 – July 17, 2009) was a sculptor and woodcut artist. He is best known for his abstract, organic welded-metal sculptural forms and his sturdy woodcut prints.
Izquierdo was born Manuel Izquierdo Torres in M ...
's ''The Dreamer'' was funded by the
Portland Development Commission
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and installed at
Pettygrove Park
Pettygrove Park is a city park in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. It is the second park in a series of urban open spaces designed by American landscape architect Lawrence Halprin in the South Auditorium District urban renewal area. Th ...
(Southwest 3rd Avenue between Market Street and Harrison Street) in
downtown Portland
Downtown Portland is the city center of Portland, Oregon, United States. It is on the west bank of the Willamette River in the northeastern corner of the southwest section of the city and where most of the city's high-rise buildings are found.
...
in 1979.
The Oregon Encyclopedia
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Description
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contributor Roger Hull described the sculpture as a "flowing, abstract form poised on a geometric base sited in a pool of water. Organic and voluptuous, it is a modern river goddess. Izquierdo's faultlessly drop-welded seams (internal to the work and thus invisible) give the piece a taut clarity despite its sensuousness."
Izquierdo purchased and cleaned surplus Navy bronze,
then filled the sculpture with foam so that falling rain would create a "gentle sound like a kettledrum", rather than a ringing sound produced from rain hitting a hollow structure. He has said the work "speaks of hope, of beauty and serenity, of love, and for a better life in our midst".
[
''The Dreamer'' is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of 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 sculpture.
See also
* 1979 in art
Events from the year 1979 in art.
Events
* October 25 – Frederic Edwin Church's 1861 painting ''The Icebergs'' sells for US$2.5 million at Sotheby's New York, the third-highest amount paid for any painting at auction at this date.
* November ...
* Fountains in Portland, Oregon Benson Bubblers
More than fifty drinking fountains called Benson Bubblers, named after Simon Benson and designed by A. E. Doyle, are located in and around downtown Portland.
Portland Parks & Recreation
Portland Parks & Recreation maintains fount ...
* List of public art in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon, has an extensive public art collection. Displayed artworks undergo an approval process. Many of the artworks are administered by the Regional Arts & Culture Council.
Several statues were toppled during the 2020s, including ones ...
* ''Silver Dawn
''Silver Dawn'' is an outdoor 1980 stainless steel sculpture by Spanish American artist Manuel Izquierdo, installed at Wallace Park in northwest Portland, Oregon, in the United States.
Description and history
''Silver Dawn'' is a stainless steel ...
'' (1980) and ''Unfolding Rhythms
''Unfolding Rhythms'' is an outdoor 1987 sculpture by Manuel Izquierdo, located in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Description and history
Manuel Izquierdo's ''Unfolding Rhythms'' (1987) is an abstract painted metal sculpture, installed outside ...
'' (1987), other works by Izquiero in Portland, Oregon
References
External links
Fountains of Portland
Museum of the City
Pettygrove
at the Cultural Landscape Foundation
"The Dreamer" – Pettygrove Park – Portland, Oregon
at Waymarking
1979 establishments in Oregon
1979 sculptures
Abstract sculptures in Oregon
Bronze sculptures in Oregon
Fountains in Portland, Oregon
Outdoor sculptures in Portland, Oregon
Sculptures of women in Oregon
Southwest Portland, Oregon
Statues in Portland, Oregon
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