Akbar's Garden
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| Akbar's Garden | |
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 The sculpture in 2015 | |
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| Artist | Lee Kelly |
| Year | 1983–1984 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Aluminum |
| Dimensions | 5.2 m (17 ft) |
| Location | Eugene, Oregon, United States |
| 44°02′37″N 123°04′28″W / 44.04359°N 123.07436°W | |
Akbar's Garden is an outdoor 1983–1984 aluminum sculpture by Lee Kelly, installed at the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States.
Lee Kelly's Akbar's Garden (1984) is a 17-foot (5.2 m) tooled aluminum sculpture installed in Straub Quadrangle,[1] across from the Student Recreation Center, on the University of Oregon campus.[2][3] The work was donated by art collector and philanthropist Jordan D. Schnitzer and his parents Harold and Arlene Schnitzer in 2002.[3] Before then, it was installed at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley California.[4] According to the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation, Akbar's Garden commemorates the "Oregon Campaign" that raised more than $225 million for the University between 1992 and 1998.[3]
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