Ring of Time

Ring of Time
Ring of Time
	The sculpture in 2015
Artist	Hilda Grossman Morris
Year	1965–1967
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Bronze
Dimensions	3.0 m (120 in)
Location	Portland, Oregon, United States
	45°30′57″N 122°40′47″W / 45.51597°N 122.67986°WCoordinates: 45°30′57″N 122°40′47″W / 45.51597°N 122.67986°W
Owner	Standard Insurance Company

Ring of Time, also known as The Ring of Time,^[1] is an outdoor bronze sculpture by Hilda Grossman Morris, located at the entrance to the Standard Plaza in Portland, Oregon. The allegorical sculpture was created during 1965–1967 and is owned by the Standard Insurance Company.

Description and history[]

Plaque for the sculpture

Ring of Time is a monumental bronze sculpture installed in the outer foyer of the Standard Plaza on Southwest 6th between Madison and Main in Downtown Portland's Transit Mall.^[2]^[3] It was designed by Hilda Grossman Morris and created during 1965–1967. The allegorical sculpture, which represents time, is 120 inches (3.0 m) tall and owned by the Standard Insurance Company.^[1] Portland Tribune has described the sculpture as "rough" and "primitive", as well as "chunky, clunky, big and funky".^[4]^[5]

Emporis has referred to Ring of Time as one of the city's "most admired" sculptures.^[6]

^ ^a ^b "The Ring of Time, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
^ "Portland Outdoor Public Artworks". Multnomah County Library. September 19, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
^ "Portland Cultural Tours: Public Art Walking Tour" (PDF). Regional Arts & Culture Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
^ Lamountain, Richard F. (May 15, 2003). "Out with the abstruse, in with relevance". Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
^ "From Hopper to Hitchcock". Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. April 13, 2006. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
^ "Standard Insurance Plaza". Emporis. Retrieved March 6, 2015.