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Lamphere, Dale,
Ciaccio, David,
Portrait male -- Nielson, Dennis
Portrait male -- Bailey, Spencer
Disaster -- Accident
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Sioux City
Sculpture
Spirit of Siouxland, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lamphere, Dale, sculptor.
Ciaccio, David, landscape architect.
Title:
Spirit of Siouxland, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Flight 232 Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1991. Dedicated June 5, 1994.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 4 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 1 x 5 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Subject inspired by jetliner crash. Two figures representing Lt. Col. Dennis Nielson and four-year-old Spencer Bailey stand in the corner of an open structure. Nielson is carrying Spencer. The entrance path to the memorial is lined with seven limestone boulders with plaques containing quotes from the rescuers.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Nielson, Dennis -- Full length
Portrait male -- Bailey, Spencer -- Full length
Disaster -- Accident -- Plane Accident
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Sioux City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Sioux City, 520 Pierce, Sioux City, Iowa 51101
Located Sioux City Waterfront, Sioux City, Iowa
Remarks:
Commissioned by the City in memory of Flight 232 which crashed in Sioux City July 19, 1989. The design is based on a photograph taken by photojournalist Gary Anderson of Lt. Col. Dennis Nielson rescuing one of the survivors of the crash, Spencer Bailey. The final cost was $300,000, including $65,000 for the sculpture and $160,000 for the landscaping. Funds came from corporate donors including United Airlines. Remaining funds were used to establish an endowment to maintain the site. IAS files include related articles from the Sioux City Journal, Sept 26, 1991, the Des Moines Register, June 6, 1994 and the text of a nearby commemorative plaque.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1996.
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 IA000276
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IA000276
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