Drosophila Fly Head

Coordinates: 44°02′47″N 123°04′20″W / 44.04640°N 123.07217°W / 44.04640; -123.07217
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Drosophila Fly Head
The sculpture in October 2015
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ArtistWayne Chabre
Year1988 (1988)
TypeSculpture
MediumCopper
SubjectFly
Dimensions1.1 m × 0.91 m × 0.76 m (3.5 ft × 3 ft × 2.5 ft)
ConditionUndetermined (1993)
LocationEugene, Oregon, United States
Coordinates44°02′47″N 123°04′20″W / 44.04640°N 123.07217°W / 44.04640; -123.07217
OwnerUniversity of Oregon

Drosophila Fly Head is an outdoor 1988 sculpture by Wayne Chabre, installed on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States. The hammered copper sheet high-relief of a fly head measures approximately 3.5 feet (1.1 m) x 3 feet (0.91 m) x 2.5 feet (0.76 m). It was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in March 1993, though its condition was undetermined. The sculpture is administered by the University of Oregon.[1]

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  1. ^ "Drosophila Fly Head, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved January 24, 2016.