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Sculpture in Eugene, Oregon, U.S.

Salmon Gargoyle
The sculpture in October 2015

Artist	Wayne Chabre
Year	1987 (1987)
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Copper, stainless steel
Subject	Salmon
Dimensions	1.5 m × 0.91 m × 2.6 m (5 ft × 3 ft × 8.5 ft)
Condition	"Treatment needed" (1993)
Location	Eugene, Oregon, United States
Coordinates	44°02′35″N 123°04′06″W / 44.04296°N 123.06842°W / 44.04296; -123.06842
Owner	University of Oregon

Salmon Gargoyle is an outdoor 1987 sculpture by Wayne Chabre, installed in 1988 on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States. The hammered copper head of a salmon with Kwakiutl Indian representation on its sides, built on a stainless steel frame, measures approximately 5 feet (1.5 m) x 3 feet (0.91 m) x 8.5 feet (2.6 m). It was surveyed and deemed "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in March 1993. The sculpture is administered by the University of Oregon.

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"Salmon Gargoyle, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

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Key: † No longer extant or on public display

Public art in Eugene, Oregon

Key: † No longer extant or on public display

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