Leland I was designed by Lee Kelly and Bonnie Bronson, and marked one of the former's first large scale public artworks.

[3] The welded Cor-Ten steel and vitrified porcelain sculpture was completed during 1973–1975 and installed in the American Plaza Towers courtyard (called American Plaza),[2] at the intersection of Southwest 2nd Avenue and Lincoln Street, in 1975, having been commissioned and funded by the Portland Development Commission.

[1][3] The abstract, geometric sculpture is constructed from three square and rectangular forms.

Leland I was surveyed and considered "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!"

[1] Funding for the conservation efforts was provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Regional Arts & Culture Council, residents of the American Plaza Towers, and Kelly patrons.