Thor (sculpture)

Sculpture by Melvin Schuler in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Thor

The sculpture in 2015

Artist| Melvin Schuler
Year| 1977 (1977)
Type| Sculpture
Medium|

* Copper
* redwood

Subject| Thor
Location| Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates| 45°31′04″N 122°40′45″W﻿ / ﻿45.517895°N 122.679204°W﻿ / 45.517895; -122.679204

Thor is an outdoor 1977 copper and redwood sculpture by American artist Melvin Schuler, located on the Transit Mall of downtown Portland, Oregon.

## Description and history

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Plaque for the sculpture:  Melvin Schuler
Thor, 1977
Copper on redwood
TriMet, City of Portland
Regional Arts & Culture Council
www.racc.org

Thor is an abstract outdoor sculpture depicting Thor, the hammer-wielding god of thunder in Norse mythology. Located at the intersection of Southwest 6th Avenue and Southwest Taylor Street in the Portland Transit Mall, the copper on redwood sculpture was completed in 1977, funded by TriMet and the United States Department of Transportation. It measures 7 feet (2.1 m) x 4 feet (1.2 m) x 4 feet (1.2 m).[1] According to the Regional Arts & Culture Council, the agency which administers Thor, "This piece served as a excellent example of Schuler's work, which is characterized by large cubic and angular sculptures achieved by hammering copper onto carved redwood. This process creates a unique and recognizable finish to his sculptures."[1] The sculpture was previously located at Southwest 5th between Washington and Alder.[2]

## See also

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* 1977 in art
* Mimir (sculpture) by Keith Jellum (1980), a sculpture in Portland depicting the Norse god Mímir
* Norse mythology in popular culture

## References

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1. ^ a b "Public Art Search: Thor". Regional Arts & Culture Council. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
2. ^ "Thor, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.

## External links

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* Thor, Portland, Oregon at Waymarking.com

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The god Thor in Norse mythology

Family|

* Parents
* Óðinn (Father)
* Jörð or Fjörgyn (Mother)
* Numerous brothers
* Consorts
* Sif
* Járnsaxa
* Children
* Móði and Magni
* Þrúðr
* Servants
* Þjálfi and Röskva

Other|

* Names
* List of names of Thor
* Arsenal
* Mjölnir
* Járngreipr
* Megingjörð
* Gríðarvölr
* Dwellings
* Bilskirnir
* Þrúðheimr
* Þrúðvangr
* Goats
* Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr
* Associations
* Lightning
* Thunder

See also|

* Donar's Oak
* Hrungnir
* Jörmungandr
* Swastika (Germanic Iron Age)
* Thor in Marvel Comics
* Thor (sculpture)

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Public art in Portland, Oregon

Sculptures

* 118 Modules
* Ainu and Native American power boards
* Allow Me
* Alluvial Wall
* Along These Lines
* Artwall
* Ascension
* Awning
* Bell Circles II
* Broken Wall Memorial
* Brushstrokes
* Burls Will Be Burls
* The Burnside Nest
* Bust of York†
* Cairns
* Capitalism
* Cat in Repose
* Chinatown Gateway
* City Reflections
* Constellation
* Continuation
* Contact II
* Coraline's Curious Cat Trail†
* Da Tung and Xi'an Bao Bao
* Daddy Long Legs
* David Campbell Memorial
* Dog Bowl
* Driver's Seat
* Echo Gate
* Electronic Poet
* Facing the Crowd
* Farewell to Orpheus
* Festival Lanterns†
* Floribunda
* Folly Bollards
* Friendship Circle
* From Within Shalom
* Garden Wreath
* Ghost Ship
* The Green Man of Portland
* Heart Beacon
* Holon
* Host Analog
* Howard's Way
* Ideals
* In Honor of a Lifetime of Sexual Assault†
* In the Shadow of the Elm
* Interlocking Forms
* Inversion: Plus Minus
* John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial
* Kerf
* Korean Temple Bell
* Kvinneakt
* Leland I
* Lewis and Clark Memorial Column
* Liberty Bell
* Little Prince
* Mago Hermano (Brother Wizard or Magician)
* Memory 99
* Mimir
* Nash
* Nepenthes
* Nightmare Elk†
* O Cruceiro
* Oregon Landscape
* Oregon Holocaust Memorial
* Oregon Irish Famine Memorial
* Passage
* Peace Chant
* People's Bike Library of Portland
* Perpetuity
* Pod
* Portland Immigrant Statue
* Portlandia
* The Promised Land†
* The Quest
* The Responsibility of Raising a Child
* Ring of Time
* The Rippling Wall
* River Legend
* Royal Rosarian
* Running Horses
* Salmon Cycle Marker
* The Scout
* Sculpture Stage
* Silicon Forest
* Silver Dawn
* Soaring Stones
* Solar Wreath
* Spanish–American War Soldier's Monument
* Spanish–American War Veterans Memorial†
* Stack Stalk
* Stratum
* Streetcar Stop for Portland
* Talos No. 2
* Tecotosh
* Terra Incognita
* Theodore Roosevelt Memorial†
* This All Happened More or Less
* Thor
* Three Figures
* Tikitotmoniki Totems
* Transcendence
* Tree of Life
* Triad
* Trio
* Trigger 4
* Unfolding Rhythms
* Untitled
* Killmaster
* Morrison
* West
* Upstream Downtown
* Urban Hydrology
* Uroboros
* Velosaurus
* Ventana al Pacifico
* Victory Bell
* Voices of Remembrance
* Water, Please
* We Have Always Lived Here
* Weather Machine
* Whistlestop for an Organ Teacher
* Wind Gate
* Winter Rider No. 2
* Yankee Champion
* You Are Here

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* Animals in Pools
* Chiming Fountain
* The Dreamer
* Essential Forces
* Fountain for Company H
* Frank E. Beach Memorial Fountain
* Keller Fountain
* Lovejoy Fountain
* Loyal B. Stearns Memorial Fountain
* Memorial Fountain
* Pioneer Woman
* Salmon Street Springs
* Shemanski Fountain
* Skidmore Fountain
* Thompson Elk Fountain†

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Portrait
statues|

* Paul Bunyan
* Captain William Clark Monument
* Coming of the White Man
* The Dream
* Benjamin Franklin
* Thomas Jefferson
* Joan of Arc
* Vera Katz
* Abraham Lincoln†
* Oddo Memorial
* Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste
* Harvey W. Scott†
* Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider†
* George Washington†
* York: Terra Incognita

Murals

* Art Fills the Void
* Avenue of Murals
* Black Lives Matter street mural†
* Capax Infiniti
* Conduit
* The Continuity of Life Forms
* George Floyd mural†
* The Knowledge
* Lovejoy Columns
* Never Look Away
* Oregon History
* Packy mural†
* Portland Memorial Mausoleum Mural
* Tri It
* We Stand with You
* Women Making History in Portland
* Woodstock Mural

Related

* A Donkey, 3 Rocks, and a Bird.
* Art collection of Oregon Health & Science University
* Benson Bubbler
* Black Lives Matter art
* Elkhorn
* Fathom (art installation)
* Graffiti in Portland, Oregon
* Horse rings
* Martini glass sign
* Robot Alley
* Santa Clones

Key: † No longer extant or on public display

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