Oregon Pacific Northwest Artist Brutalist Bronze "Charging Animal" Sculpture by Tom Hardy 1985 Decorative Arts The case is engraved with

The case is engraved with scrolling foliate on both sides

A poem on the Death of President George Washington January 1

The son of a painter and decorator well known amongst the leading Artists of his day

The columns flank five panels with lozenge shape carving

creatures Waugh regarded as a “gift to his fellow countrymen”

Oregon Pacific Northwest Artist Brutalist Bronze "Charging Animal" Sculpture by Tom Hardy 1985 Decorative Arts The case is engraved withA good & large constructivist bronze by one of Oregon's most celebrated 20th century artists, Tom Hardy (1921 2016). Hardy was an accomplished sculptor, painter & print maker. This bronze exemplifies his work, the bronze depicts a highly stylized creature, it is labelled to the underside "Charging Animal" and is mounted on a stone plinth, the bronze is mounted with a plaque signed "Tom Hardy". Tom's work is housed in museums and galleries across the