Ventana al Pacifico

Ventana al Pacifico was designed by Manuel Neri and dedicated in April 1989,[1] having been commissioned by the General Services Administration in 1987.[2][3] It was installed east of the main entrance to the Gus J. Solomon United States Courthouse, near the intersection of Southwest 6th and Southwest Main Street.[4]

The work was surveyed and considered "well maintained" by the Smithsonian's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in October 1993. It was co-administered by General Services Administration departments in both Portland and Washington, D.C. at that time.[1]

Plaque for the sculpture

The modern figurative sculpture is made from white Carrara marble and measures approximately 98 inches (2.5 m) x 74 inches (1.9 m) x 30 inches (0.76 m).[1][4] The Smithsonian Institution categorizes the sculpture as an abstract relief and describes it as the following: "Vertical slab with figures in high-relief. On the east side there is a female figure emerging from the stone, on the west side there are two androgynous like figures facing each other."[1]

Accompanying the sculpture is a plaque which reads: MANUEL NERI / "Ventana al Pacifico" / 1989 / Commissioned Under the / Art-in-Architecture Program / General Services Administration / United States of America.[1]

• 1989 in art

• Maquette for Ventana al Pacifico (for U.S. Courthouse, Portland, Oregon), Smithsonian American Art Museum
• Portland Cultural Tours: Public Art Walking Tour (PDF), Regional Arts & Culture Council