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Peace Through Trade Bell, (sculpture). Artist:  McKiernan, Duncan Yves, 1949- , sculptor. Duncan McKiernan Foundry, founder. Title:  Peace Through Trade Bell, (sculpture). Dates:  Feb. 7, 1988. Copyrighted 1988. Dedicated 1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bell: bronze; Base: wood. Dimensions:  Bell: approx. H. 36 in. x Diam. 18 in.; Base: approx. 15 ft. x 84 in. x 9 in. Inscription:  McKiernan (Founder's mark) (copyright symbol) 1988 2/7 (On bell:) Peace Through Trade (the phrase appears in Russian, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Oblong bronze bell suspended by a chain attached to a wooden base. The base consists of a tall beam, crossed by a shorter beam in mid-section from which the bell hangs. Subject:  Object -- Musical Instrument -- Bell Allegory -- Other -- Trade Allegory -- Civic -- Peace Ethnic -- Russian Ethnic -- Chinese Ethnic -- Korean Ethnic -- Japanese Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Port Angeles Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Port Angeles, City Clerk, 4th Street, Port Angeles, Washington 98362 Located City Pier, Port Angeles, Washington Remarks:  The bell was created for the Washington State Centennial Celebration. A nearby plaque indicates that the languages on the bell were chosen because they are from major Pacific Rim countries. IAS files contain transcription of founder's mark and copy of related article from Clallum County Chronicle, Nov. 16, 1988. The bell can be rung by the public. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS WA000385   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000385 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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