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Marie Curie Gargoyle

Coordinates: 44°02′44″N 123°04′21″W / 44.04566°N 123.07256°W / 44.04566; -123.07256
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Marie Curie Gargoyle
The sculpture in 2011
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ArtistWayne Chabre
Year1989 (1989)
TypeSculpture
SubjectMarie Curie
Dimensions0.76 m × 0.61 m × 0.46 m (2.5 ft × 2 ft × 1.5 ft)
ConditionUndetermined (1993)
LocationEugene, Oregon, United States
Coordinates44°02′44″N 123°04′21″W / 44.04566°N 123.07256°W / 44.04566; -123.07256
OwnerUniversity of Oregon

Marie Curie Gargoyle is an outdoor 1989 sculpture by Wayne Chabre, installed on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States. The hammered copper sheet high-relief of Marie Curie measures approximately 2.5 feet (0.76 m) x 2 feet (0.61 m) x 1.5 feet (0.46 m). It was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in March 1993, though its condition was undetermined. The sculpture is administered by the University of Oregon.[1]

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  1. ^ "Marie Curie Gargoyle, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved January 24, 2016.