''The Quest'' is an outdoor 1983 sculpture of Alice Biddle by Kirk St. Maur, installed on the

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campus in

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, in the United States.

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Kirk St. Maur's ''The Quest'' (1983) is an outdoor sculpture of Alice Biddle, the first female Oregon State University graduate, installed near Memorial Union. The bronze statue measures approximately x x . The

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's description reads in part, "The figure is standing and her head is turned to the proper right. In her proper right hand, she holds a piece of rolled-up paper depicted in bronze. Both arms are slightly held out from her sides." An inscription on the back of her skirt includes a signed inscription of the artist's name, a copyright symbol, and year of completion. Another inscription on a nearby marker reads, The sculpture was commissioned by the

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as part of its 1% for Art in State Buildings program. It was surveyed and deemed "treatment needed" by Smithsonian's " Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in March 1993. ''The Quest'' is administered by Oregon State University.

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