Bison is an outdoor c. 1960 stone sculpture of an American bison by an unknown artist, installed at the west entrance to the courtyard of Lawrence Hall on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States.

Bison
The sculpture in 2015
Artist	Unknown
Year	c. 1960 (1960)
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Stone
Subject	American bison
Dimensions	57 cm × 41 cm × 71 cm (22.5 in × 16 in × 28 in)
Condition	"Treatment urgent" (1994)
Location	Eugene, Oregon, United States
Coordinates	44.0469°N 123.07533°W / 44.0469; -123.07533
Owner	University of Oregon

Description and history

Bison measures approximately 22.5 inches (0.57 m) x 16 inches (0.41 m) x 28 inches (0.71 m) and rests on a brick base that measures approximately 15 inches (0.38 m) x 20.5 metres (67 ft) x 42 inches (1.1 m).[1] The work was surveyed and deemed "treatment urgent" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1994. It is administered by the University of Oregon.[1]

See also

• 1960 in art

References