Maxwell & Demon Gargoyle
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Maxwell & Demon Gargoyle | |
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Artist | Wayne Chabre |
Year | 1989 |
Type | Sculpture |
Medium | Copper |
Subject | James Clerk Maxwell and his "demon" |
Condition | Undetermined (1994) |
Location | Eugene, Oregon, United States |
44°02′44″N 123°04′24″W / 44.04567°N 123.07331°W | |
Owner | University of Oregon |
Maxwell & Demon Gargoyle is an outdoor 1989 sculpture by Wayne Chabre, installed in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States. It is a low-relief portrait depicting Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell and his "demon", attached to the exterior of Willamette Hall on the University of Oregon campus. The hammered copper sheet sculpture measures approximately 3.15 feet (0.96 m) x 2.5 feet (0.76 m) x 1.5 feet (0.46 m). Its condition was undetermined when the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program surveyed the work in 1994.[1]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Maxwell & Demon Gargoyle, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
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- 1989 establishments in Oregon
- 1989 sculptures
- Busts in Oregon
- Copper sculptures in Oregon
- Demons in popular culture
- Fictional demons
- James Clerk Maxwell
- Monuments and memorials in Eugene, Oregon
- Outdoor sculptures in Eugene, Oregon
- Sculptures by Wayne Chabre
- Sculptures of men in Oregon
- University of Oregon campus
- Oregon sculpture stubs