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Peace Pole Foundation,
Allegory -- Civic
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Richmond
Sculpture
Peace Pole, (sculpture).
Artist:
Peace Pole Foundation, fabricator.
Title:
Peace Pole, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated June 14, 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: aluminum with plexiglas text panels; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 70 x 4 x 4 in.; Base: approx. 5 x 15 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.
Inscription:
(On each side of the four-sided pole:) MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH/Puisse la Paix regner dans le monde/Que la Paz prevalezca la Tierra (Panel with Russian translation of same phrase) (On plaque on base:) Donated by/Talented and Gifted Program/June 14, 1989 unsigned
Description:
A four-sided pole with a pyramid top and panels on each side expressing a message for peace on earth in English, Spanish, French and Russian.
Subject:
Allegory -- Civic -- Peace
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Richmond
Sculpture
Owner:
Richmond Elementary School, Town House Road, Richmond Rhode Island
Remarks:
Gift of the Gifted and Talented Program at Richmond Elementary School and provided by the Peace Pole Foundation of the Midwest. The languages for the pole were selected by the students in the program. This is one of two such poles in Rhode Island; the other is located in Roger Williams Park in Providence.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1993.
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 RI000082
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