Raymond Kaskey

Raymond Kaskey (born 1943) is an American sculptor and architect, best known for Portlandia and his contributions to the World War II Memorial.^[1]

Raymond Kaskey
Born	1943
Alma mater	Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University
Known for	sculpture
Notable work	Portlandia

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he received a bachelor's degree in architecture from Carnegie Mellon University (1967)^[2] and a Master of Environmental Design degree from Yale University (1969). A fellow of the American Institute of Architects, he received the Henry Hering Medal from the National Sculpture Society for Portlandia.^[3][4]

Kaskey has threatened and taken legal action against unauthorized users of his work; his defense of Portlandia's copyright has been blamed for the sculpture's relative lack of prominence in popular culture and souvenirs of Portland.^[5]

Selected works

• Lions at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, Washington, D.C. (1984)^[6]
• Portlandia, Portland Building, Portland, Oregon (1985)
• Queen Charlotte, Charlotte Douglas Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina (1990)^[7]
• Art Rooney, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1990)^[8]
• Arcoterion owls of the Harold Washington Library (1991)^[9]
• Hand of NOAA, Silver Spring Metro Center, Silver Spring, Maryland (1991)^[10]
• Justice Delayed, Justice Denied, Albert V. Bryan Courthouse, Alexandria, Virginia (1995)^[11]
• Commerce, Industry, Transportation and The Future, Independence Square, Charlotte, North Carolina (1995)^[12]
• Gateway of Dreams, Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta, Georgia (1996)^[13]
• Boundary Markers of the National Building Museum (1998)^[11]
• Bronze components for the World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C. (2004)^[1]
• Carter G Woodson, Carter G Woodson Memorial Park, Washington, D.C. (2015)^[14]