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Dahman, William T.,
Galloway, William,
Allegory -- Life
Allegory -- Civic
Animal -- Bird
Object -- Written Matter
Figure female -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Bloomington
Sculpture
Congregations for Peace, (sculpture).
Artist:
Dahman, William T., sculptor.
Galloway, William, sculptor.
Title:
Congregations for Peace, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Peace Statue, (sculpture).
Dates:
1978-1979. Dedicated May 30, 1979.
Medium:
Limestone on a limestone base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 43 in. x 43 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. x 50 in. x 50 in.
Inscription:
(Proper right rear:) (transcription illegible...) Dahman/MCMLXXIX GBG (Open book left page:) BLESSED/ARE THE/PEACE-/MAKERS,/FOR THEY / (Open book right page:) SHALL BE/CALLED/CHILDREN/OF/GOD (Base front:) LORD/Make me an instrument/of Your peace signed
Description:
Female figure representing the Mother of Mankind, holds a dove with wings spread in her raised proper left arm. The proper right hand rests on a huge broken link of chain; the chain symbolizing links of peace. To her proper right at her feet, in front of the chain, rests an open book, propped up so a text from Matthew 5:9 can be read. Behind the figure is a tiered stack of books representing the stepping stones for men to be enlightened so they may live in peace.
Subject:
Allegory -- Life -- Creation
Allegory -- Civic -- Peace
Animal -- Bird -- Dove
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Figure female -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Bloomington
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Monroe County Commissioners, Monroe County Courthouse, Room 322, Bloomington, Indiana 47404
Located Monroe County Courhouse, Southwest corner, Bloomington, Indiana 47404
Remarks:
IAS files contain a copy of, "A History of the Peace Statue on the West Lawn of the Monroe County Courthouse," by Howard Canada which gives a full history of the piece. Lobbying efforts by Commissioners Warren Henegar and John Irvine resulted in the County appropriating $500.00 for the statue.Local stonecutter, William Dahmer was selected as a CETA applicant and began work in late 1978. Statue was designed by Dahmer, dedicated to Peace to balance the collection of surrounding courthouse war memorials. In 1986, during a peace rally, it was discovered that the statue's left hand holding a dove was missing. Artist William Galloway remade the hand and dove in 1991.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana 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 IN000116
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IN000116
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