Bear Gargoyle

Bear Gargoyle
The sculpture in 2015
Bear Gargoyle
Location on the University of Oregon campus
Artist Wayne Chabre
Year 1998 (1998)
Type Sculpture
Subject Grizzly bear
Dimensions 1.7 m × 1.2 m × 1.5 m (5.5 ft × 4 ft × 5 ft)
Condition "Treatment needed" (1993)
Location Eugene, Oregon, United States
Coordinates 44°02′35″N 123°04′06″W / 44.04309°N 123.06846°W / 44.04309; -123.06846Coordinates: 44°02′35″N 123°04′06″W / 44.04309°N 123.06846°W / 44.04309; -123.06846
Owner University of Oregon

Bear Gargoyle is an outdoor 1988 sculpture by Wayne Chabre, installed at the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It depicts the head of a grizzly bear with a Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl Indian) bear mask on top. The sculpture is made of hammered 32 oz. copper over a stainless steel frame and measures approximately 5.5 feet (1.7 m) x 4 feet (1.2 m) x 5 feet (1.5 m). Its condition was deemed "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in March 1993. The sculpture is administered by the University of Oregon.[1]

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References

  1. "Bear Gargoyle, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
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