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• Georgia Gerber, Public Art by Location List Page 4 of 5
<br /> "Salmon Plaque" Hewlett-Packard Office Building, Camas,Wasington1990
<br /> A five-foot square wall relief of salmon, hung in a hall niche just off the main lobby.The
<br /> body of the piece is an abstracted form resembling the shape of Washington State. The
<br /> piece is located inside the building, 18110 S.E. 34th Street(360) 212-41 00 or 254-
<br /> 8110. Clearance is required at the lobby to enter the building.
<br /> "Oregon Wildlife" Pioneer Courthouse, Portland,Oregon 1986
<br /> 25 separate sculptures depicting various wildlife of Oregon installed on, in, and around a
<br /> series of fountains located on both sides of the Pioneer Courthouse, on Yamhill and
<br /> Morrison Streets between 4th and 5th streets in downtown Portland. The site lies along
<br /> the route of the Banfield Light Rail System, and includes bears, deer, beavers, otters,
<br /> and seals. Georgia received word of receiving the commission the day her daughter was
<br /> born, and the work was installed nine months later. She is fond of saying that each of
<br /> the two projects had the same gestation period. Many thanks to Thomas Augustine for
<br /> securing this important commission.
<br /> "Baby Elephant"Washington Park Zoo, Portland,Oregon1983
<br /> A life-size baby Asian elephant, in the Children's Sculpture Court inside the zoo. The
<br /> commission was made as gift to the Zoo by local Girl Scouts Troops. 4001 SW Canyon
<br /> Road (503) 226-1567.
<br /> "B.E.A.R." Maplewood Elementary School, Portland, Oregon 1990
<br /> The mascot of the B.E.A.R. program (Be Excited About Reading). A life size bear cub
<br /> scrambling up onto a stack of books. In the school library at 7452 SW 52nd Street(503)
<br /> 916-6308.
<br /> "Mother and Five" Brown's Ferry Park,Tualatin,Oregon 1997
<br /> A mother Wood Duck and three ducklings placed close to a permanent bird watching
<br /> blind, along a pathway near a marshy waterway in the park, 5855 S.W. Nyberg Lane.
<br /> "When I Was a Student" Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon 1990
<br /> Five life-size student figures, sculpted in a progressively refined fashion to represent the
<br /> progression through the university experience. In the center of campus, displayed sitting
<br /> and standing around a large fountain and bench area designed by the artist. 900 SE
<br /> Baker Street (503) 883-2200
<br /> "Beaver Family" &"Wolf with Cubs"The High Desert Museum, Bend,OR 1989
<br /> Two separate installations, each completed in 1989, both of which are just outside the
<br /> main visitor center at the Museum, 59800 S. Hwy. 97 (541) 382-4754. The beaver
<br /> family consists of five animals installed in a natural setting along a streambed.The wolf
<br /> sculpture depicts a mother with three newborn cubs crawling on her.
<br /> "Grand Northern" The Grand Northern Building,Anchorage,AK 1983
<br /> Located on both sides of the bank building. At one entrance stands a life size Grizzly
<br /> Bear, emerging from an abstracted block form so as to appear partially in relief and
<br /> partially in full three dimension. Alongside are two cubs. At the other entrance stands
<br /> one wolf rendered in the same style as the bear, with another wolf laying nearby and a
<br /> third howling. There are also handles sculpted to fit the large double glass doors at each
<br /> end of the building, with relief images of the animals that correspond to the particular
<br /> entrance.
<br /> "Kodiak Wall Panels" Main Elementary School, Kodiak,AK 1983
<br /> On the front wall of the Island's only elementary school. Two separate panels about five
<br /> feet square with high relief images of aquatic animals of the area, including king crab,
<br /> sea lions, salmon, and sea otters. This was Georgia's first public sculpture installation,
<br /> funded by the state's 1%for the Arts Program.
<br /> "Cougar with Cub"San Francisco Zoo,California 1996
<br /> Placed near the lion exhibit is one of the edition of 15 of this sculpture of a mother
<br /> cougar and her cub.The zoo is located at 45th and Sloat Street (415) 753-7080.
<br /> Collection of Tarbell Reality, Santa Ana,California 2003
<br /> Company owner Don Tarbell has created a display of his collection of four of Georgia's
<br /> larger scale sculptures in the outdoor courtyard of his Company's Headquarters.The first
<br /> piece installed was a unique commission of a calf curiously nosing the retreating ducks
<br /> which are the edition piece "Stumbley Ducklings". He next added the edition pieces
<br /> "African Lioness with Cubs" and "Girl with Puppy". His most recent addition to the
<br /> collection was the unique "Mountain Goats" which had been looking for a home for many
<br /> years. These goats were created in 1984 for an Alaskan Building that was never
<br /> http://www.georgiagerber.com/public loca list.html 8/1/2005
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