Administered by City of Portland Bureau of Parks and Recreation 1120 S.W. 5th Avenue, Room 1302 Portland Oregon 97204
Located Tom McCall Waterfront Park Corner of N.W. Couch & N.W. Front Avenue Portland Oregon
Date:
Copyrighted 1990
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1993.
Portland Regional Arts & Culture Council, "Portland Cultural Tours: Public Art Walking Tour," 2005, (brochure).
Image on file.
(On right pillar, bottom west side:) (copyright symbol) 1990/James Gion (On right pillar, bottom east side:) Gion 90 (On left pillar, facing east, bottom:) (copyright symbol) 1990/James Gion signed
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Summary:
Two pillars create an entrance to the Japanese-American Historical Plaza and Waterfront Park. Reliefs on the pillars depict the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, on the right and images of elderly Japanese people playing with children on the left.
