Performing Frogs Explained

Performing Frogs
Artist:David Gilhooly
Type:Sculpture
Subject:Frogs
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
Condition:"Treatment urgent" (1993)
City:Eugene, Oregon, United States
Coordinates:44.0525°N -123.0931°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Performing Frogs is a 1982 sculpture by David Gilhooly, located in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States.

Description

David Gilhooly's Performing Frogs (1982) is a ceramic sculpture depicting frogs performing acrobatics atop six concrete pillars; some of them have birds sitting on their heads. It is installed at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts. A nearby plaque reads: . The sculpture's condition was deemed "treatment urgent" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in October 1993. It was administered by the City of Eugene then.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Performing Frogs, (sculpture).. Smithsonian Institution. October 2, 2015. October 4, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151004211215/http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!328725~!0#focus. live.