Alan Turing (sculpture)

Alan Turing

The sculpture (left) and John von Neumann (1987), attached to Deschutes Hall in 2011
Alan Turing
Location in Eugene, Oregon
Artist Wayne Chabre
Year 1988 (1988)
Type Sculpture
Material Hammered copper sheet
Subject Alan Turing
Dimensions 0.91 m × 0.46 m × 0.46 m (3 ft × 1.5 ft × 1.5 ft)
Condition Undetermined (1993)
Location Eugene, Oregon, United States
Coordinates 44°02′44″N 123°04′16″W / 44.04566°N 123.07111°W / 44.04566; -123.07111Coordinates: 44°02′44″N 123°04′16″W / 44.04566°N 123.07111°W / 44.04566; -123.07111

Alan Turing, sometimes spelled Allen Turing and also known as Allen Turing Gargoyle,[1] is an outdoor 1988 hammered copper sheet sculpture of Alan Turing by Wayne Chabre, installed on the exterior of Deschutes Hall on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States. The portrait face in high relief measures approximately 3 feet (0.91 m) x 1.5 feet (0.46 m) x 1.5 feet (0.46 m) and cost $2,500. Its condition was undetermined when the Smithsonian Institution surveyed the work as part of its "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in March 1993.[1]

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