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''Ascension'' is an outdoor 1996 sculpture by American artist Robert Calvo, located in
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. It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the
Regional Arts & Culture Council The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is an organization that administers arts grants in Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas Counties that also do advocacy in the Portland metropolitan area in Oregon, United States. It evolved from the city� ...
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Description and history

''Ascension'' was completed by Robert Calvo in 1996. It is made of steel, brick, glass, and reinforced gypsum, and is installed at Fire Station 01 (55 SW Ash Street) at Southwest 1st Avenue between Southwest Ash and Pine Streets. According to the
Regional Arts & Culture Council The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is an organization that administers arts grants in Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas Counties that also do advocacy in the Portland metropolitan area in Oregon, United States. It evolved from the city� ...
, which administers the sculpture, "The ladders symbolize the direct connection between the buildings, the firefighters and equipment used to protect them. Not only do they function as a symbol of the fire bureau, but also as an abstract representation of striving and accomplishment. Together the ladders and columns tell a story of the past and how the present we continue to revere such goals and achievements." The work was funded by the city's Percent for Art program and is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.


See also

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1996 in art Events from the year 1996 in art. Events *8 January – Shortly after publication of the Italian edition of his book ''The Art Forger's Handbook'', English-born art forger Eric Hebborn is found lying in a street in Rome, his skull crushed wi ...
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Firefighting in Oregon The U.S. state of Oregon has an extensive history of firefighting. Departments and stations Fire departments include Forest Grove Fire and Rescue, Hillsboro Fire Department, Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue, Portland Fire & Rescue, Tualatin Valley F ...


References

1996 establishments in Oregon 1996 sculptures Abstract sculptures in Oregon Firefighting in Oregon Ladders Outdoor sculptures in Southwest Portland, Oregon Stairways in the United States Steel sculptures in Portland, Oregon {{Oregon-sculpture-stub