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Challenger Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988, sculptor. Fuller, Buckminster, 1895-1983, designer Title:  Challenger Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Jan. 1988 - April 1989. Dedicated Jan. 28, 1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: steel, painted; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 100 x 10 x 10 ft.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Abstract steel sculpture of a spiraling double helix. The sculpture is painted white and stands in a recessed cement triangular base. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Homage -- McAuliffe, Sharon Christa Homage -- Onizuka, Ellison S. Homage -- Jarvis, Gregory B. Homage -- McNair, Ronald E. Homage -- Smith, Michael J. Homage -- Resnik, Judith A. Homage -- Scobee, Francis Occupation -- Transportation -- Astronaut History -- United States -- Space Program Literature -- McClure Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Miami Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by Bayfront Park Trust, Miami, Florida Coadministered by City of Miami, Art in Public Places, 111 N.W. 1st Street, Miami, Florida Located Bayfront Park, Biscayne Boulevard, south end of park, Miami, Florida Remarks:  The sculpture commemorates the seven astronauts killed aboard the space shuttle Challenger. Nearby plaque: "O, Ivory, cinder, Open Petals, Soar the Space Path, Flesh Spirits Heroes. McAuliffe, Onizuka Jarvis. McNair Smith Resnik Scobee." Poem on nearby plaque was written by Michael McClure. The memorial was one of the major components of the Bayfront Park re-design and renovation. The artist was also the primary architect for the redesigned park. The design for the sculpture was borrowed from Buckmister Fuller. For additional material, see Dore Ashton's "Noguchi East and West", New York: Knopf, 1992. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Miami 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 FL000982   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture FL000982 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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