| Triad | |
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 The sculpture inLaurelhurst Park in May 2012 | |
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| Artist | Evelyn Franz |
| Year | 1980 (1980) (remade 2003) |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Stainless steel |
| Condition | "Treatment needed" (1994) |
| Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°31′17″N122°37′35″W / 45.52151°N 122.62649°W /45.52151; -122.62649 |
| Owner | City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of theRegional Arts & Culture Council |
Triad is an outdoor sculpture by German American artistEvelyn Franz, located inLaurelhurst Park in southeastPortland, Oregon.
Originally completed in 1980 and remade in 2003,Triad was designed by Evelyn Franz, who received herMaster of Fine Arts in Sculpture in 1976 fromPortland State University. Theabstractstainless steel sculpture was funded by theComprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and is installed between Southeast 37th Avenue and Southeast Ankeny in Laurelhurst Park. According to theRegional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work, it measures 7 feet (2.1 m), 5 inches (13 cm) tall, 5 feet (1.5 m), 5 inches (13 cm) long and 2 feet (0.61 m), 5 inches (13 cm) wide .[1] TheSmithsonian Institution lists the measurements as approximately 50 inches (130 cm) tall, 8 feet (2.4 m) long and 2 feet (0.61 m) wide .[2] The sculpture contains no inscriptions and rests on a stainless steel base which measures approximately 16 inches (41 cm) tall, 80 inches (200 cm) long and 30 inches (76 cm) wide.[2] It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.[3]
Its condition was deemed "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in November 1994.[2]
