Town and Gown is an outdoor 1991 bronze sculpture by Mark Sponenburgh, installed on the north side of the Willamette University campus in Salem, Oregon, United States.
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| Artist | Mark Sponenburgh |
| Year | 1991 |
| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Location | Salem, Oregon, United States |
| 44°56′14″N 123°01′50″W / 44.93733°N 123.03063°W | |
Description
editTown and Gown depicts four people: two academics and two townspeople. The academics wear caps and gowns; the man carries a book and the female holds a branch. The two female townspeople wear capes, dresses, and hats; one carries a purse and the other holds an umbrella.[1] The statues each measure approximately 50 x 18 x 12 inches, and the brick base measures approximately 33 x 80 x 55 inches.
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The plaque reads: TOWN AND GOWN / MARK SPONENBURGH, SCULPTOR / THIS SCULPTURE, DEPICTING TWO ACADEMICS / AND TWO TOWNSPEOPLE, COMMEMORATES / THE LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN / WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY AND THE TOWN OF SALEM, / BOTH ESTABLISHED EARLY IN THE 1840S. / DEDICATED FEBRUARY 1, 1992, ON THE OCCASION / OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY.[2]
History
editThe sculpture was presented to commemorate the university's sesquicentennial, and was dedicated on February 1, 1992.[1][2]
Town and Gown was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Town and Gown, (sculpture)". Waymarking. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Town and Gown, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.