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Performing Frogs
Performing Frogs at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in 2015
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ArtistDavid Gilhooly
Year1982 (1982)
TypeSculpture
MediumCeramic, concrete
SubjectFrogs
Condition"Treatment urgent" (1993)
LocationEugene, Oregon, United States

Performing Frogs is a 1982 sculpture by David Gilhooly, located in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States.

Description

David Gilhooly's Performing Frogs (1982) is a ceramic sculpture depicting frogs performing acrobatics atop six concrete pillars; some of them have birds sitting on their heads. It is installed at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts. A nearby plaque reads: PERFORMING FROGS / DAVID GILHOOLY / 1982. The sculpture's condition was deemed "treatment urgent" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in October 1993. It was administered by the City of Eugene then.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Performing Frogs, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved October 2, 2015.