Boxer's torso, right side

Title

Boxer's torso, right side

Description

A photograph of the right side of the torso of the original "Boxer" statue, taken on February 25, 2024. This image shows: Boxer's side, covered in scales and lines representing magical flames that are commonly associated with Chinese depictions of qilins; extensive welding scars at the statue's neck and leg joints; and many etched names and initials of students who formerly possessed the statue. Some of the names that are visible include: Lynn Abraham (Class of 1951); Ellis Thompson; Herberts; and RWP.

Boxer is a bronze statue in the form of a qilin, which was the inspiration for Pacific University's mascot. There was a tradition of students stealing, hiding and fighting over the original Boxer statue from the early 1900s through the 1960s. This image is one of a series of photographs that documented the physical appearance of the statue when it was returned to the university in 2024, after being hidden for the previous 55 years.

Identifier

PUA_MS95_548

Date

2024

Date Created

Feb. 25, 2024

Creator

Timm, Blake

Subject

Pacific University

Mascots

Spatial Coverage

Forest Grove, Oregon

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Source

Pacific University Archives