| Uroboros | |
| Artist: | Charles Kibby |
| Type: | Sculpture |
| Material: | Cast concrete |
| Subject: | Uroboros |
| Metric Unit: | m |
| Imperial Unit: | ft |
| City: | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates: | 45.469°N -122.6418°W |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
| Owner: | City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council |
Uroboros is an outdoor 1979 sculpture by Charles Kibby, located at Westmoreland Park in the Sellwood neighborhood of southeast Portland, Oregon.[1] It is a modern depiction of the uroboros, an ancient Egyptian and Greek symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail.
According to the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work, the cast concrete sculpture measures 48inches x 14inches x 72inches and rests on a base that measures 24inches x 20inches x 20inches. The organization lists "MAC 1979–80" as the funding source. However, the Smithsonian Institution lists the sculpture's measurements as 45inches x 45inches x 16inches, on a base that measures approximately 21inches x 20inches x 16inches. The Smithsonian categorizes Uroboros as abstract ("geometric") and notes that it was commissioned by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) before being donated to the park.[2]
The sculpture is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.[3] [4]