Holon, also known as Hōlon,[1] is an outdoor stone sculpture by Donald Wilson, located in the South Park Blocks in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Donald Wilson's Holon was originally commissioned in 1978–1979 and dedicated to the late Dr. Gordon Hearn, the first dean of Portland State University's School of Social Work.
program in April 1993, the organization categorized the piece as abstract, its condition as "treatment needed", and noted that Wilson had removed graffiti previously.
[1][4] The Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work, describes it as reflective of the university's "holistic" design.
[1] Its base includes a plaque that reads, "HOLON / RECOGNIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT / OF SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION AT / PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY IN 1961 / AND HONORING GORDON HEARN / FOUNDING DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF / SOCIAL WORK FROM 1962–1977.