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Goudjabidze, Lado V.,
Randa, Lewis M.,
Steenstra, John,
Tallix,
Art Deluxe Studio,
Portrait male -- Gandhi, Mahatma
Ethnic -- Asian Indian
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Religion
Occupation -- Other
Dress -- Accessory
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Sherborn
Sculpture
The Pacifist Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Goudjabidze, Lado V., 1945- , sculptor.
Randa, Lewis M., architect.
Steenstra, John, architect.
Tallix, founder.
Art Deluxe Studio, founder.
Title:
The Pacifist Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Gandhi, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1994. Cast Sept. 1994. Dedicated Oct. 2, 1994.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete, brick, and limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 2 in. x 33 in. x 27 in.; Base: approx. 29 x 52 x 52 in.
Inscription:
TALLIX, INC. (On upper surface of base, behind figure's proper left heel:) LADA (On plaque on base, raised letters:) MOHANDAS K. GANDHI/1869-1948/"My Life is my Message." signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A portrait of Mohandas K. Gandhi, dressed in a dhoti, sandals and eyeglasses. He is depicted standing with a staff in his proper right hand. The sculpture has an overall brown patina and is placed atop a brick veneer base capped with limestone and a concrete brick core. The sculpture and base are placed in the center of a brick and concrete paved patio, with six radiating brick walls, each capped with limestone. The walls alternate with seven benches.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Gandhi, Mahatma -- Full Length
Ethnic -- Asian Indian
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Religion
Occupation -- Other -- Reformer
Dress -- Accessory -- Cane
Dress -- Accessory -- Eye wear
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Sherborn
Sculpture
Owner:
Life Experience School, 2 North Main Street, Sherborn, Massachusetts 01770
Remarks:
The Pacifist Memorial is situated along the route that many pacifists, mostly Quakers, used as they escaped religious persecution in Boston by the Puritans. Lewis Randa, a Quaker, commissioned the sculpture memorial, with Ghandi as its centerpiece. One of the great influences on Gandhi's thinking was the witness of the Quakers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the acts of conscience of Quakers throughout the world. The sculpture was dedicated on the 125th anniversary of Gandhi's birth. The six radiating walls surrounding the sculpture contain plaques with names of and quotations from sixty peacemakers, thirty men and thirty women. At the heads of each wall are engraved one of the Peace Seeds, a condensed form of the Sacred Office of Peace. These prayers of peace from each of the world's major faith traditions, were first prayed at the convocation of religious leaders at Assisi, Italy in 1986 called by Pope John Paul II. IAS files contain photocopied images of some of the plaques; a copy of the dedication program; publicity brochure and information sheet on The Pacifist Memorial.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1995.
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 MA000109
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