Silver Dawn

Silver Dawn
The sculpture at Wallace Park in 2010
Artist	Manuel Izquierdo
Year	1980 (1980)
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Stainless steel
Dimensions	1.8 m × 3.0 m × 1.2 m (6 ft × 10 ft × 4 ft)
Location	Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates	45°32′02″N 122°42′12″W / 45.533804°N 122.703276°W / 45.533804; -122.703276Coordinates: 45°32′02″N 122°42′12″W / 45.533804°N 122.703276°W / 45.533804; -122.703276
Owner	City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council

Silver Dawn is an outdoor 1980 stainless steel sculpture by Spanish American artist Manuel Izquierdo, installed at Wallace Park in northwest Portland, Oregon, in the United States.^[1]

Description and history[]

Silver Dawn is a stainless steel sculpture designed by Manuel Izquierdo, who moved to Portland and became professor emeritus at his alma mater Museum Art School (now Pacific Northwest College of Art) after fleeing Spain following the Spanish–American War.^[2][3] The sculpture was funded by Esco Corporation, Schnitzer, PDC, MAC and NW Service Dist. and completed in 1980. It is installed in Wallace Park at Northwest 25th Avenue and Northwest Raleigh Street and measures 6 feet (1.8 m) x 10 feet (3.0 m) x 4 feet (1.2 m). According to the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work, Silver Dawn is "an excellent example of the large biomorphic abstract sculptures that Manuel Izquierdo was known for".^[2] It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.^[4]

See also[]

• 1980 in art
• The Dreamer (1979), Portland, Oregon
• Unfolding Rhythms (1987), Portland, Oregon

References[]

External links[]

• Silver Dawn at the Public Art Archive
• Silver Dawn, Portland, OR at Waymarking
• 2009 Report to the Community (PDF), Regional Arts & Culture Council