Prometheus (Zach)

Prometheus
The sculpture in 2015
Artist	Jan Zach
Year	1958 (1958)
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Cast iron
Subject	Prometheus
Dimensions	2.6 m × 1.7 m × 0.91 m (8.5 ft × 5.5 ft × 3 ft)
Condition	"Treatment needed" (1994)
Location	Eugene, Oregon, United States
Coordinates	44.04460°N 123.07727°W / 44.04460; -123.07727
Owner	University of Oregon

Prometheus is an outdoor 1958 cast iron sculpture depicting the mythological figure Prometheus by Jan Zach, installed north of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States.

Description and history

The Smithsonian Institution describes the sculpture as "two abstract figures with intrabody appendages supported by tripod-like legs". It measures approximately 8.5 feet (2.6 m) x 5.5 feet (1.7 m) x 3 feet (0.91 m) and is set on a concrete base that measures approximately 3.5 feet (1.1 m) x 3 feet (0.91 m) x 3 feet (0.91 m). A plaque on the front of the base reads: PROMETHEUS / JAN ZACH – SCULPTOR. The sculpture's condition was deemed "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in July 1993.

See also

• 1958 in art
• Greek mythology in western art and literature