Emergence (sculpture)

Emergence
Emergence
	The sculpture in 2015
Artist	Don Eckland
Year	1981
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Bronze
Dimensions	1.7 m (68 in)
Location	Eugene, Oregon, United States
	44°02′32″N 123°04′43″W / 44.04210°N 123.07863°W

Emergence is an outdoor 1981 bronze sculpture by Don Eckland, installed in the Education Courtyard, on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States. The work is one of two by Eckland on the campus; New Horizons (1981) is also installed in the Education Courtyard.^[1]

Description

Emergence is a cast bronze sculpture depicting a woman with long hair flowing down to her right upper thigh. Her hair is parted and covers both of her eyes. The statue is 68 inches (1.7 m) tall and weighs approximately 130 pounds.^[2] Eckland has described the work as a "young woman... poised at rest just prior to departing... [S]he is indeed ready to emerge."^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "University of Oregon Campus Artworks" (PDF). University of Oregon. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
^ "Emergence". University of Oregon Libraries. Retrieved October 31, 2015.