How does Town and Gown (Sponenburgh) elucidate its Description?
Town and Gown depicts four people: two academics and two townspeople. The academics wear caps and gowns; the man carries a book and the female holds a branch. The two female townspeople wear capes, dresses, and hats; one carries a purse and the other holds an umbrella. The statues each measure approximately 50 x 18 x 12 inches, and the brick base measures approximately 33 x 80 x 55 inches. A plaque reads: TOWN AND GOWN / MARK SPONENBURGH, SCULPTOR / THIS SCULPTURE, DEPICTING TWO ACADEMICS / AND TWO TOWNSPEOPLE, COMMEMORATES / THE LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN / WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY AND THE TOWN OF SALEM, / BOTH ESTABLISHED EARLY IN THE 1840S. / DEDICATED FEBRUARY 1, 1992, ON THE OCCASION / OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY.