Folly Bollards

Folly Bollards
Folly Bollards: Harlequin in 2012
Folly Bollards
Location in Portland, Oregon
Artist Valerie Otani
Year 1998 (1998)
Type Sculpture
Medium Bronze
Location Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates 45°31′00″N 122°40′54″W / 45.51679°N 122.68161°W / 45.51679; -122.68161Coordinates: 45°31′00″N 122°40′54″W / 45.51679°N 122.68161°W / 45.51679; -122.68161
The series of bollards along Southwest Main Street, in front of Antoinette Hatfield Hall, in 2012

Folly Bollards is a series of outdoor 1998 bronze bollard sculptures by Valerie Otani, installed along Southwest Main between Broadway and Park in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1]

Description and history

Sculptures in the series, each of which are abstract bronzes that measure 48 inches (120 cm) x 5 inches (13 cm) x 5 inches (13 cm), include:

  • Folly Bollards: Anansi, African Trickster Spider, a spider[2]
  • Folly Bollards: El Viejito, Mexico, a Mexican figure[3]
  • Folly Bollards: Harlequin, a clown[4]
  • Folly Bollards: Monkey King, China, a monkey[5]
  • Folly Bollards: Nasreddin, a Turkish figure[6]
  • Folly Bollards: Nulamal, Kwakiuti Fool Dancer, an Indian dancer[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A Guide to Portland Public Art" (PDF). Regional Arts & Culture Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Folly Bollards: Anansi, African Trickster Spider, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Folly Bollards: El Viejito, Mexico, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Folly Bollards: Harlequin, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Folly Bollards: Monkey King, China, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Folly Bollards: Nasreddin, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Folly Bollards: Nulamal, Kwakiuti Fool Dancer, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 30, 2015.


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