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Great Blue Heron (sculpture)

Coordinates: 44°02′44″N 123°04′48″W / 44.045467°N 123.080110°W / 44.045467; -123.080110
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Great Blue Heron
The sculpture in 2015
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ArtistJud Turner
Year2012 (2012)
TypeSculpture
Medium
  • Recycled materials
  • steel
SubjectGreat blue heron
Dimensions4.9 m (16 ft)
LocationEugene, Oregon, United States
Coordinates44°02′44″N 123°04′48″W / 44.045467°N 123.080110°W / 44.045467; -123.080110

Great Blue Heron is an outdoor 2012 sculpture by Jud Turner, installed at the intersection of East 13th Avenue and Alder Street in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States. The 16-foot (4.9 m) sculpture is made of fifty percent recycled materials and fifty percent new steel. It was unveiled on October 18, 2012, two days before Eugene's 150th birthday. The work was commissioned by The Duck Store, the University of Oregon, and the City of Eugene.[1]

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  1. ^ Freeman, Tess (October 18, 2012). "Photos: Great Blue Heron statue lands at 13th and Alder". Daily Emerald. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
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