Performing Frogs
| Performing Frogs | |
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 Performing Frogs at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in 2015 | |
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| Artist | David Gilhooly |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Sculpture |
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| Subject | Frogs |
| Condition | "Treatment urgent" (1993) |
| Location | Eugene, Oregon, United States |
| 44°03′09″N 123°05′35″W / 44.052480°N 123.093111°WCoordinates: 44°03′09″N 123°05′35″W / 44.052480°N 123.093111°W | |
Performing Frogs is a 1982 sculpture by David Gilhooly, located in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States.
Description[]
David Gilhooly's Performing Frogs (1982) is a ceramic sculpture depicting frogs performing acrobatics atop six concrete pillars; some of them have birds sitting on their heads. It is installed at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts. A nearby plaque reads: PERFORMING FROGS / DAVID GILHOOLY / 1982. The sculpture's condition was deemed "treatment urgent" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in October 1993. It was administered by the City of Eugene then.[1]
See also[]
- 1982 in art
- Frogs in popular culture
References[]
- ^ "Performing Frogs, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
Categories:
- 1982 establishments in Oregon
- 1982 sculptures
- Animal sculptures in Oregon
- Sculptures of birds in Oregon
- Ceramic sculptures in the United States
- Concrete sculptures in Oregon
- Frogs in art
- Statues in Eugene, Oregon
- Oregon sculpture stubs