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Emergence

Artist: Don Eckland
Date: 1981
Location: Education Courtyard






Emergence
is a cast bronze work, 68 inches in height, weighing approximately 130 pounds. It was a state Percent for Art acquisition associated with the expansion of the Education building. I

n describing the work for the commission in a letter of March 12, 1982, Ecklund wrote: "'Emergence' exhibits the attributes of confidence or self-assuredness and appears unencumbered. This young woman is poised at rest, just prior to departing. It would seem that she is indeed ready to emerge.

Source: Oregon Percent for Art Dgital Collection


Text / Images: Ed Teague (1 June 2004). Copyright/Permissions
Maintained by: Ed Teague, ehteague@uoregon.edu
Last Modified: 05/16/2007