''Untitled'' is an outdoor 1977
stainless steel sculpture by American artist
Bruce West, installed in
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the list of cities in Oregon, largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, Columbia rivers, Portland is ...
, in the United States.
Description
Bruce West's ''Untitled'' is installed along Southwest 6th Avenue between Washington and
Stark streets in Portland's
Transit Mall
A transit mall is a street, or set of streets, in a city or town along which automobile traffic is prohibited or greatly restricted and only public transit vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians are permitted.
Transit malls are instituted by communi ...
. It was one of eleven works chosen in 1977 to make the corridor "more people oriented and attractive" as part of the Portland Transit Mall Art Project. The
stainless steel sculptures is tall. It was funded by
TriMet
TriMet, formally known as the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, is a public agency that operates mass transit in a region that spans most of the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. Created in 1969 ...
and the
United States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT or DOT) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It is headed by the secretary of transportation, who reports directly to the President of the United States a ...
, and is administered by 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†...
.
See also
*
1977 in art
* ''
Sculpture Stage'' (1976), another Portland sculpture by Bruce West
References
External links
''Untitled''at the Public Art Archive
TriMet Max Green Line Public Art Guide(PDF), TriMet
{{Public art in Portland, Oregon
1977 establishments in Oregon
1977 sculptures
Outdoor sculptures in Portland, Oregon
Sculptures on the MAX Green Line
Southwest Portland, Oregon
Stainless steel sculptures in Oregon