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"Wind-Rain Song" 1982, by Weltzin Blix An American Artist 1930-

Small Plaque
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A small plaque on the wall behind the sculpture identified it as:

Wind-Rain Song
Weltzin Blix
1982

"Wind-Rain Song" 1982   •  By Weltzin "Bill" Blix external link An American Artist 1930-   •  Outside the Hult Center external link   •  Eugene, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 11:27:02 Saturday 5 December 2015)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 29 March 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5546
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Large Sculpture
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The "Wind-Rain Song" sculpture was located in the plaza next to the Hult Center. That plaza used to be part of Willamette Street.

"Wind-Rain Song" 1982   •  By Weltzin "Bill" Blix external link An American Artist 1930-   •  Outside the Hult Center external link   •  Eugene, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 11:27:28 Saturday 5 December 2015)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 29 March 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5548
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Lower Part Of Sculpture
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The lower part of the "Wind-Rain Song" sculpture had three arms, each with a large grill-like piece at its end.

"Wind-Rain Song" 1982   •  By Weltzin "Bill" Blix external link An American Artist 1930-   •  Outside the Hult Center external link   •  Eugene, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 11:27:39 Saturday 5 December 2015)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 29 March 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5549
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Upper Part
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The upper part of the "Wind-Rain Song" sculpture fanned open into a small grill.

"Wind-Rain Song" 1982   •  By Weltzin "Bill" Blix external link An American Artist 1930-   •  Outside the Hult Center external link   •  Eugene, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 11:27:50 Saturday 5 December 2015)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 29 March 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5550
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Central Core
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The Central core of the sculpture and details of how the arms attached to it.

"Wind-Rain Song" 1982   •  By Weltzin "Bill" Blix external link An American Artist 1930-   •  Outside the Hult Center external link   •  Eugene, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 11:27:55 Saturday 5 December 2015)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 29 March 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5551
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The Short Grill
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The short grill on the right side of the "Wind-Rain Song" sculpture.

"Wind-Rain Song" 1982   •  By Weltzin "Bill" Blix external link An American Artist 1930-   •  Outside the Hult Center external link   •  Eugene, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 11:27:57 Saturday 5 December 2015)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 29 March 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5552
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View From Back
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The view from the back side of the sculpture, showing the length of the central shaft.

"Wind-Rain Song" 1982   •  By Weltzin "Bill" Blix external link An American Artist 1930-   •  Outside the Hult Center external link   •  Eugene, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 11:28:10 Saturday 5 December 2015)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 29 March 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5553
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View Of Hult Center
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Looking at this sculpture from its back, provided a view across a the Hult Center and its Jacobs Gallery art exhibits.

"Wind-Rain Song" 1982   •  By Weltzin "Bill" Blix external link An American Artist 1930-   •  Outside the Hult Center external link   •  Eugene, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 11:28:18 Saturday 5 December 2015)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 29 March 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5554
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Side View
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A side view of the "Wind-Rain Song" sculpture on a grey overcast day that threatened wind and rain.

"Wind-Rain Song" 1982   •  By Weltzin "Bill" Blix external link An American Artist 1930-   •  Outside the Hult Center external link   •  Eugene, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 11:28:40 Saturday 5 December 2015)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 29 March 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5556
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