Prometheus (Zach)

Prometheus

The sculpture in 2015
Prometheus
Location on the University of Oregon campus
Artist Jan Zach
Year 1958 (1958)
Type Sculpture
Material Cast iron
Subject Prometheus
Dimensions 2.6 m × 1.7 m × 0.91 m (8.5 ft × 5.5 ft × 3 ft)
Condition "Treatment needed" (1994)
Location Eugene, Oregon, United States
Coordinates 44°02′41″N 123°04′38″W / 44.04460°N 123.07727°W / 44.04460; -123.07727Coordinates: 44°02′41″N 123°04′38″W / 44.04460°N 123.07727°W / 44.04460; -123.07727
Owner University of Oregon[1]

Prometheus is an outdoor 1958 cast iron sculpture depicting the mythological figure Prometheus by Jan Zach, installed north of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States.

Description and history

The Smithsonian Institution describes the sculpture as "two abstract figures with intrabody appendages supported by tripod-like legs".[1] It measures approximately 8.5 feet (2.6 m) x 5.5 feet (1.7 m) x 3 feet (0.91 m) and is set on a concrete base that measures approximately 3.5 feet (1.1 m) x 3 feet (0.91 m) x 3 feet (0.91 m). A plaque on the front of the base reads: PROMETHEUS / JAN ZACH – SCULPTOR. The sculpture's condition was deemed "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in July 1993.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Prometheus, (sculpture).". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
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