Triad (sculpture)

Triad
The sculpture in Laurelhurst Park in May 2012
Artist	Evelyn Franz
Year	1980 (1980) (remade 2003)
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Stainless steel
Condition	"Treatment needed" (1994)
Location	Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates	45.52151°N 122.62649°W / 45.52151; -122.62649
Owner	City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council

Triad is an outdoor sculpture by German American artist Evelyn Franz, located in Laurelhurst Park in southeast Portland, Oregon.

Description and history

Plaque for the sculpture

Originally completed in 1980 and remade in 2003, Triad was designed by Evelyn Franz, who received her Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture in 1976 from Portland State University. The abstract stainless steel sculpture was funded by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and is installed between Southeast 37th Avenue and Southeast Ankeny in Laurelhurst Park. According to the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work, it measures 7 feet (2.1 m), 5 inches (13 cm) tall, 5 feet (1.5 m), 5 inches (13 cm) long and 2 feet (0.61 m), 5 inches (13 cm) wide .^[1] The Smithsonian Institution lists the measurements as approximately 50 inches (130 cm) tall, 8 feet (2.4 m) long and 2 feet (0.61 m) wide .^[2] The sculpture contains no inscriptions and rests on a stainless steel base which measures approximately 16 inches (41 cm) tall, 80 inches (200 cm) long and 30 inches (76 cm) wide.^[2] It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.^[3]

Its condition was deemed "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in November 1994.^[2]

See also

• 1980 in art
• 2003 in art

References

1. "Public Art Search: Triad". Regional Arts & Culture Council. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
2. "Triad, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
3. "Triad, 2003". cultureNOW. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2014.

External links

• Triad at the Public Art Archive