The Quest - A marble sculpture in downtown Portland

Saturday Night at the Y, or Three Groins in a Fountain, is an outdoor marble sculpture and fountain designed by Count Alexander von Svoboda. In 1967, Georgia-Pacific commissioned the piece, and it was installed in 1970 in front of the Standard Insurance Center at Southwest 5th Avenue and Southwest Taylor Street. The sculpture measures approximately 20 feet (6.1 m) x 10 feet (3.0 m) x 15 feet (4.6 m) and is set on a concrete or stone base that measures 22 feet (6.7 m) x 10 feet (3.0 m) x 5 feet (1.5 m).

The work depicts five "larger than life" nude figures, including three females, one male, and one child. According to the artist, the subjects represent man's eternal search for brotherhood and enlightenment. The sculpture was carved in Carrara, Italy, from a single 200-ton block of white Pentelic marble quarried near Athens. It took two-and-a-half years to complete with the assistance of 35 stonemasons.

Reception to the sculpture has been mixed. During the unveiling ceremony, there was a reported "momentary stunned silence then crescendo of applause" recorded by local news media. One critic appreciated how the sculpture's flowing lines contrasted with the "stark" pillars of the adjacent building, while a writer for The Oregonian described the work as a "free sex-education lesson" for schoolchildren.

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