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Type
  
Sculpture

Artist
  
Valerie Otani

Material
  
Bronze sculpture

Medium
  
Bronze

Created
  
1998

Year
  
1998

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Location
  
Portland, Oregon, United States

Folly Bollards is a series of outdoor 1998 bronze bollard sculptures by Valerie Otani, installed along Southwest Main between Broadway and Park in Portland, Oregon, United States.

Description and history

Sculptures in the series, each of which are abstract bronzes that measure 48 inches (120 cm) x 5 inches (13 cm) x 5 inches (13 cm), include:

  • Folly Bollards: Anansi, African Trickster Spider, a spider
  • Folly Bollards: El Viejito, Mexico, a Mexican figure
  • Folly Bollards: Harlequin, a clown
  • Folly Bollards: Monkey King, China, a monkey
  • Folly Bollards: Nasreddin, a Turkish figure
  • Folly Bollards: Nulamal, Kwakiuti Fool Dancer, an Indian dancer

    • References

    Folly Bollards Wikipedia
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