Folly Bollards

Folly Bollards
Folly Bollards: Harlequin in 2012
Artist	Valerie Otani
Year	1998 (1998)
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Bronze
Location	Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates	45.51679°N 122.68161°W / 45.51679; -122.68161

The series of bollards along Southwest Main Street, in front of Antoinette Hatfield Hall, in 2012

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.[1]

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[2]
• Folly Bollards: El Viejito, Mexico, a Mexican figure[3]
• Folly Bollards: Harlequin, a clown[4]
• Folly Bollards: Monkey King, China, a monkey[5]
• Folly Bollards: Nasreddin, a Turkish figure[6]
• Folly Bollards: Nulamal, Kwakiuti Fool Dancer, a First Nations dancer[7]

See also

• 1998 in art
• Cultural depictions of spiders

References

1. "A Guide to Portland Public Art" (PDF). Regional Arts & Culture Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
2. "Folly Bollards: Anansi, African Trickster Spider, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
3. "Folly Bollards: El Viejito, Mexico, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
4. "Folly Bollards: Harlequin, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
5. "Folly Bollards: Monkey King, China, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
6. "Folly Bollards: Nasreddin, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
7. "Folly Bollards: Nulamal, Kwakiuti Fool Dancer, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 30, 2015.

External links

• Folly Bollards, 1998 Archived 2015-05-30 at the Wayback Machine at cultureNOW