Daddy Long Legs (sculpture) explained

Daddy Long Legs
Artist:	Mel Katz
Type:	Sculpture
Material:	Painted aluminum
Metric Unit:	cm
Imperial Unit:	in
City:	Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates:	45.521°N -122.6777°W
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Zoom:	13

Daddy Long Legs is an outdoor 2006 painted aluminum sculpture by Mel Katz, located in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is maintained by the Regional Arts & Culture Council.^[1]

Description and history

Daddy Long Legs (2006) was designed by Mel Katz and installed along the Portland Transit Mall at the intersection of Southwest 6th Avenue and Stark in downtown Portland. Laser cutting was completed by BBC Steel in Canby, masking was executed by Aztec Sign and Graphics, and painting was done by Dura Industries, both based in Portland, respectively. The aluminum sculpture is flat but appears dimensional due to its painted interior shapes. The artist named the work Daddy Long Legs because of its "elongated black shapes and welded base plates", which are reminiscent of pant legs.^[2]

Reception

The sculpture has been called "colorful and modern" and has been included in at least one published walking tour of Portland.^[3]

See also

• 2006 in art

External links

• Daddy Long Legs at the Public Art Archive

Notes and References

1. Web site: Public Art Search: Daddy Long Legs. Regional Arts & Culture Council. July 4, 2015. July 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150705091638/http://racc.org/public-art/search/?recid=2874.104. live.
2. Web site: TriMet MAX Green Line Public Art Guide. TriMet. July 4, 2015. March 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234728/http://trimet.org/pdfs/publicart/green-line-public-art-guide.pdf. live.
3. Book: Cook. Sybilla Avery. Walking Portland, Oregon. April 2, 2013. Rowman & Littlefield. 65. 9780762794119. July 4, 2015. March 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220320182203/https://books.google.com/books?id=wvPWSWqzCT0C&pg=PA65. live.