Public Employee Memorial, (sculpture).

Public Employee Memorial, (sculpture).

Rigan, Otto B., 1950- , sculptor.

Public Employee Memorial, (sculpture).

1994. Dedicated Feb. 28, 1994.

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Sculpture: concrete, light sandstone, and glass; Base: concrete and sandstone.

Sculpture: approx H. 9 ft. x Diam. 50 ft.

A tall semi-circular wall set into a circular sunken garden. The wall is constructed of small fitted pieces of sandstone reminiscent of prehistoric Native-American structures in the southwest. Set into the wall are five bands of solid glass blocks. The names of city workers are engraved onto the blocks. The glass blocks are lit from behind and glow at night.

Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Phoenix

Administered by City of Phoenix, Phoenix Arts Commission, 200 West Washington Street, Tenth Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85003

Located New City Hall, 2nd Avenue & Washington Street, Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona

The sculpture memorializes Phoenix city workers who have died on the job. IAS files contain a related article from The Arizona Republic, Feb. 22, 1994, pg. B2.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1994.

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