This is the fifth time the statue is being plated in gold. The first was when it was built in 1938, followed by 1958, 1984 when Oregon students raised more than $37,000 for the project and 2000.

The Gold Man might be the largest gold-covered publicly viewable statue in the state, historians believe. To be precise, Gold Man is 23 feet 6 inches tall.

Object Details Description Cast-iron garden statue of man holding net. The figure is nude and posed as if he is about to swing the net. Label Text The placement of statues in the garden dates to ...