词条 | Cat in Repose |
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| image_file = Cat in Repose sculpture.jpg | caption = The sculpture in front of MAX Light Rail tracks in 2009 | image_size = | title = Cat in Repose | alt = | other_language_1 = | other_title_1 = | other_language_2 = | other_title_2 = | artist = Kathleen McCullough | year = {{Start date|1977}} | type = Stone sculpture | material = Indiana Limestone | height_metric = | width_metric = | length_metric = | height_imperial = | width_imperial = | length_imperial = | diameter_metric = | diameter_imperial = | dimensions = | metric_unit = cm | imperial_unit = in | city = Portland, Oregon | museum = | pushpin_map = Portland downtown | pushpin_map_caption= Location in Portland, Oregon | map_size = | coordinates = | owner = City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council }}Cat in Repose, also known as Seated Cat, is a stone sculpture composed of Indiana Limestone, located on the Transit Mall of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Designed and created by Kathleen McCullough (née Conchuratt) in 1977, the sculpture is currently installed near the intersection of Southwest Fifth Avenue and Southwest Morrison Street. Cat in Repose is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.[1] DescriptionCat in Repose is a stone sculpture composed of Indiana Limestone, created by Kathleen McCullough (née Conchuratt)[2] in 1977. McCullough also sculpted Limestone Lion (1983), a similar stone work donated by CitiCorp to the Lincoln Park Zoo in memory of A. Rush Watkins, the Chicago businessman who helped establish the Lincoln Park Zoological Society and later served as its president.[3] Both works, depicting reclining felines, are considered interactive art for providing surfaces on which to lean or climb.[3]The sculpture measures {{convert|36|x|53|in|m}}.[4] According to the Regional Arts & Culture Council, the sculpture is "one of the most celebrated sculptures along the Portland Transit Mall and is especially dear to children".[4] See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://culturenow.org/entry&permalink=06257|title=Cat in Repose, 1977|publisher=cultureNOW|accessdate=August 15, 2012}} 2. ^{{cite news|title=Engagements: Conchuratt-McCullough|date=January 23, 1971|page=55|work=The Oregonian|location=Portland, Oregon}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.cpdit01.com/resources/planning-and-development.fountains-monuments-and-sculptures/Lincoln%20Park%20Zoo/Limestone%20Lion.pdf|title=Lincoln Park Zoo: Limestone Lion|accessdate=August 15, 2012|publisher=Chicago Park District|year=2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://racc.org/public-art/search/?recid=804.198|title=Public Art Search: Kathleen McCullough, Cat in Repose|publisher=Regional Arts & Culture Council|accessdate=August 15, 2012}} External links
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