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International Peace Tower, (sculpture). Artist:  Barness, Donald R., architect. Title:  International Peace Tower, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Peace Tower, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1983. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Concrete sculpture with a metal plaque, on a concrete ground level base. Dimensions:  Approx. 120 x 45 x 45 ft. Inscription:  (Plaque:) International Peace Tower/complete and/dedicated to peace/1983 Funded by the U. S.-National Park Service/In cooperation with/International Peace Gardens, Inc./and the State Historical Society of N. D. Design Team/AWBW - Bismarck, P. C. Bismarck, N. D./Loos and Traeholt Bismarck, N. D./Interstate Engineering Jamestown, N. D./AWBW Engineering, P. C. Minot, N. D./Construction Team/Froeshle Sons, Inc. Bismarck, N. D./R and O Contractors, Inc. Rolette, N. D./Pipestem Electric, Inc. Jamestown, N. D. unsigned Description:  Four columns of concrete, a pair on each side of the United States & Canadian border. Each pair has a rectangular shape near the top, which connects them to form the pair. The four columns represent "people from the four corners of the earth coming together to form two similar but distinct nations, with a common base of democracy and beliefs. The base of the tower represents the North American Continent, separate from the rest of the world but united through trade. The tower's height represents peoples' spirits and hopes rising to unlimited heights. Subject:  Allegory -- Civic -- Peace Allegory -- Civic -- Democracy Allegory -- Place -- Canada Allegory -- Place -- America Allegory -- Civic -- Unity Allegory -- Quality -- Hope Architecture -- Civic -- Tower Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- North Dakota -- Dunseith Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of North Dakota, State Historical Society, 612 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58505 Located International Peace Garden, West end, on U.S. & Canadian Border, Dunseith, North Dakota Remarks:  Tower is situated 1/2 in the United States, 1/2 in Canada. IAS files contain a tourist brochure, which has a map of the gardens, photos, and additional information about the International Peace Gardens. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Dakota survey, 1992. 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 ND000064   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture ND000064 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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