Elkhorn (sculpture)
Description
Lee Kelly's Elkhorn is a welded Cor-Ten steel sculpture installed west of Toad Hall at Catlin Gabel School in West Haven-Sylvan, Oregon. It was designed in 1978, the year his son with Bonnie Bronson, Jason, died of leukemia. The sculpture was commissioned by Kelly's friends, and dedicated in 1979 in his son's memory. The abstract, geometric work depicts a deer and features a three rectangular legs supporting a rectangular platform, with another rectangular shape suspended underneath the platform. It measures approximately 10 feet (3.0 m) x 8 feet (2.4 m) x 8 feet (2.4 m). The sculpture's north leg has an inscription that reads Lee Kelly / 1978 and a plaque with the text, ELKHORN / IN MEMORY OF / JASON KELLY / PLACED HERE BY HIS FRIENDS / JUNE 1979.
The sculpture is administered by Catlin Gabel School. It was surveyed and deemed "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in November 1993.
See also
References
- ^ Gleason, Norma Catherine; Orloff, Chet (1983). Portland's Public Art: A Guide and History. Portland, Oregon: Western Imprints. p. 18. ISBN 0875950590. OCLC 9645405.
- ^ "Elkhorn, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ Row, D.K. (October 9, 2010). "Profile: Northwest sculptor Lee Kelly". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
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