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Talos No. 2
''Talos No. 2'' is an outdoor 1959–1977 bronze sculpture created by the American artist James Lee Hansen. It is located in the Portland Transit Mall, Transit Mall of Downtown Portland, downtown Portland, Oregon, in the United States. Description James Lee Hansen's bronze sculpture ''Talos No. 2'' is installed at the intersection of Southwest 6th Avenue and Stark Street on the Portland Transit Mall. The Abstract art, abstract statue depicts Talos, the giant man of bronze in Greek mythology who protected Crete from invaders. It is part of a series of works by Hansen called "Talos"; ''Talos'', which is part of the ''Guardian'' series, was installed on Fulton Mall (Fresno), Fulton Mall in downtown Fresno, California in 1961, and the bronze ''Talos No. 3'' (1984) is part of the collection of the Seattle Art Museum. Talos is shown with three legs; other discernible body parts include a head, rib cage and hips. The piece is tall, or x x , and weighs between 400 and 700 lbs. The wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Lee Hansen
James Lee Hansen (born June 13, 1925) is an American sculptor. Early life Hansen was born in Tacoma, Washington on June 13, 1925. Works * ''Talos'' (1964), Fulton Mall * ''The Guardian'' (1965) * ''Glyph Singer No. 3'' (1976), Vancouver, Washington * '' Winter Rider No. 2'', Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the list of cities in Oregon, largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, Columbia rivers, Portland is ... References External links * 1925 births Living people American sculptors People from Tacoma, Washington {{sculptor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |