Ghost Ship, Outdoor sculpture on Eastbank Esplanade in Portland, US.
Ghost Ship is a hexagonal outdoor sculpture at 5 Southeast Madison Avenue on the Eastbank Esplanade, measuring 8 feet by 2 feet by 9 feet. Its lower part is a copperplate base of 3.5 feet with weathered inscriptions, and above it stacked bands of red, orange and pink art glass are held by stainless steel mullions.
The sculpture was created in 2001 by artists James Harrison and Rigga through the Portland Development Commission's Percent for Art funding program. It emerged as part of a larger artistic initiative to shape the waterfront area.
The sculpture represents Portland's maritime heritage and commemorates vessels that encountered difficulties while navigating through the Columbia River bar.
The sculpture sits at 5 Southeast Madison Avenue and is illuminated by internal lighting during evening hours. It is accessible from the esplanade pathway and offers views toward the river.
The Smithsonian Institution catalogues Ghost Ship under three categories: abstract, architectural (ship) and fantasy (ghost). The work is lit from within by a metal halide lamp and a halogen lamp, so the stacked art glass glows red and orange after dark.
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