In 1977, Donald Wilson’s Interlocking Forms was installed in Portland's Transit Mall. The abstract geometric sculpture was commissioned by TriMet for $25,000, with funding provided by TriMet and the United States Department of Transportation. Wilson intended for the piece to create a human kind of presence in its relation to human beings in the environment.
Constructed from Indiana Limestone, the sculpture measures approximately 60 inches by 18 feet by 6 feet. It was originally part of a group of ten sculptures installed to make the Transit Mall area more people-oriented and attractive. By October 1993, the Smithsonian Institution's Save Outdoor Sculpture! program deemed the condition of the piece as needing treatment.
As part of the Portland Mall Revitalization Project, Interlocking Forms was relocated in 2008 to the intersection of Southwest 5th Avenue and Southwest Washington Street. The sculpture remains a significant piece of the city's outdoor art collection, reflecting a shift in the urban landscape of downtown Portland.
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