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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Buckley, Bill,     History -- United States     Abstract -- Geometric     Homage -- Scobee, Francis R.     Homage -- Smith, Michael J.     Homage -- McNair, Ronald E.     Homage -- Onizuka, Ellison S.     Homage -- Resnik, Judith A.     Homage -- McAuliffe, Sharon Christa     Homage -- Jarvis, Gregory     Occupation -- Transportation     Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Alamogordo     Obelisk     Sculpture

Astronaut Memorial Obelisk, (sculpture). Artist:  Buckley, Bill, sculptor. Title:  Astronaut Memorial Obelisk, (sculpture). Dates:  1986. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Travertine. Dimensions:  Approx. 12 x 4 1/2 x 4 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on front of obelisk, raised:) THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED/TO THE SEVEN ASTRONAUTS/WHO PERISHED ABOARD/CHALLENGER ON JANUARY 28, 1986/FRANCIS R. SCOBEE/MICHAEL J. SMITH/RONALD E. McNAIR/ELLISON S. ONIZUKA/JUDITH A. RESNIK/SHARON CHRISTA McCAULIFFE/GREGORY JARVIS unsigned Subject:  History -- United States -- Space Program Abstract -- Geometric Homage -- Scobee, Francis R. Homage -- Smith, Michael J. Homage -- McNair, Ronald E. Homage -- Onizuka, Ellison S. Homage -- Resnik, Judith A. Homage -- McAuliffe, Sharon Christa Homage -- Jarvis, Gregory Occupation -- Transportation -- Astronaut Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Alamogordo Obelisk Sculpture Owner:  Alamogordo Space Center & Museum, P. O. Box 533, Alamogordo, New Mexico 88311 Remarks:  The obelisk and surrounding garden are dedicated to the 7 astronauts who perished in the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion on Jan. 28, 1986. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico 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 NM000248   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000248 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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