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The Peacemakers, (sculpture). Artist:  Hendler, Frank, d. 1989., sculptor. Title:  The Peacemakers, (sculpture). Dates:  Before 1988. Dedicated Oct. 22, 1992. Medium:  Sculpture: stone; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 4 x 14 x 3 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 3 1/2 x 15 x 5 ft. Inscription:  (On base:) THE PEACEMAKERS (Bronze plaque on rear of base:) "RONALD REAGAN USA MIKHAIL GORBACHEV USSR"/7 December 1987 (Bronze plaque on front of base: identical inscription in Russian) unsigned Description:  Two hands extended toward a handshake emerge from two halves of a cut-out circle. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Cold War Figure -- Fragment -- Hand Allegory -- Civic -- Peace Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Winchester Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Shenandoah University, 1460 University Drive, Winchester, Virginia 22601 Located Shenandoah University, Campus, Winchester, Virginia Remarks:  Sculpture was created to commemorate the historic handshakes between U.S. Admiral William J. Crowe, Jr., former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Fedorovich in 1987, and between President Ronald Reagan and President Mikhail Gorbachev in 1988, which marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War. The sculpture was created in duplicate as a gift to the Russian and American people. One sculpture was presented to Mikhail Gorbachev in 1988. The sculpture was a gift of Mrs. Frank Hendler through the offices of Mr. Edward Winchester. IAS files contain a copy of the sculpture's dedication program. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995. 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 VA000444   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VA000444 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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