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    		• Lipchitz, Jacques,
     
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    		• Vignali & Tommasi Fonderia d'Arte,
     
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    		• Wet Design,
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Figure group
     
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    		• Religion -- New Testament
     
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    		• Allegory -- Quality
     
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    		• Allegory -- Civic
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Peace on Earth, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Lipchitz, Jacques, 1891-1973, sculptor.
    Vignali & Tommasi Fonderia d'Arte, founder.
    Wet Design, design firm.
    Title: 
    Peace on Earth, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned 1966. Dedicated May 4, 1969.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 29 x 13 x 13 ft.; Base: approx. H. 6 ft.(10 tons.).
    Inscription: 
    (On plaque on base:) PEACE ON EARTH/BY/JACQUES LIPCHITZ/GIVEN AS A SYMBOL OF PEACE/TO THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD/BY/LLOYD E. RIGLER LAWRENCE E. DEUTSCH/1969 unsigned
    Description: 
    A column comprised of intertwined figures, representing humanity, reaches up supporting a teardrop-shaped form, wherein sits the Madonna. A descending dove is set on top of the teardrop form, representing the spirit of peace. Sculpture and base are part of a low standing rectangular fountain in a plaza.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Bird -- Dove
    Figure group
    Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
    Allegory -- Quality -- Harmony
    Allegory -- Civic -- Peace
    Object Type: 
    Fountain
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    The Music Center, Facilities Office, 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California
    Remarks: 
    Gift of Lawrence E. Deutsch and Lloyd E. Rigler. Commissioned by the Art Committee of the Music Center's Performing Art Project for $250,000. Design is a variation on a theme previously employed by the artist for his "Notre Dame de Lisse" in Assy, France. Fountain was designed by Wet Design in 1987. IAS files include the following related articles and documentation: Los Angeles Times West Magazine (dated April 27, 1969); Los Angeles Times (dated Oct. 20, 1966, Sept. 16, 1967, and April 18, 1969); an unpublished summary by Michael Several (dated Sept. 13, 1990); and a CRA inventory form. Plaque on bench near sculpture reads: THE PLAZA FOUNTAIN/DESIGNED BY WEST DESIGN/LOS ANGELES, CA USA/(copyright symbol) 1987 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED/US PATENT # 4,892,250-OTHER US & FOREIGN PATENTS APPLIED FOR.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
    Glenn Wharton and Associates, Inc., 1998.
    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 CA000431
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