by Susan | Jun 21, 2021 | Monuments
The “Flame of Compassion” is a aeolian wind harp which is in constant harmonic communication with the elemental heartbeat of nature. This sculpture stands as a metaphor for the constant vigilance and genuine intent held to create Harmony as the preferred outcome in...
by Susan | Jun 14, 2021 | Monuments
Jan Karski was a World War II Polish resistance fighter who risked his life to bring firsthand reports of the Holocaust to the Allies. This statue of him is on the southeast corner of Madison Avenue & 37th St., in front of the Polish Consulate. This bronze statue...
by Susan | Jun 7, 2021 | Monuments
La Rogativa is a famous bronze statue located in the Plazuela de la Rogativa on Caleta de las Monjas near La Puerta de San Juan. Derived from the verb rogar, meaning to plea or to supplicate, a rogativa is a procession making a plea to God for help. British troops,...
by Susan | May 31, 2021 | Monuments
The bronze sculpture, created by artists Vixon Sullivan and Ben Watts, was commissioned in 2018 by the Forrest County Board of Supervisors to honor the man who was killed for trying to get blacks registered to vote. It was dedicated in a plaza outside the courthouse...
by Susan | May 24, 2021 | Monuments
The peace dove monument in Nasimi Culture and Leisure Park has become the symbol of the city of Sumgayit. Made of solid concrete, it was designed by the Chief Artist of Sumgayit Vagif Nazirov and architect A. Guliyev. The sculpture was installed in 1978. The...
by Susan | May 17, 2021 | Monuments
The Messenger of Peace sculpture was the winner of a 1986 competition to celebrate the status of Manchester as the world’s first nuclear free city. This bronze statue, created by sculptor Barbara Pearson, was the winning entry and it showed a woman with doves...
by Susan | May 10, 2021 | Monuments
Unveiled in October, 2014, this statue, created by Los Angeles artist Alison Saar, is intended to exemplify the spirit and values of justice represented in the roles of District Attorney’s Office and the Sheriff’s Department, the tenants of the recently renovated Hall...
by Susan | May 3, 2021 | Monuments
Dedicated in 2012, this scene embodies the perseverance and sacrifice of Harriet Tubman and those who assisted her in leading enslaved African Americans out of the South, a dangerous, clandestine operation known as the Underground Railroad. This monument includes...
by Susan | Apr 26, 2021 | Monuments
Resolution (1995), by Cypriot sculptor Theodoulos Grigoriou, reiterates the faith of the city of Nicosia and its inhabitants to human rights as the only precondition to peace and freedom. On the round cement base, part of the text of the Universal Declaration of Human...
by Susan | Apr 19, 2021 | Monuments
Bukit Kasih translates as Peace Hill or Hill of Love. It was built in 2002 as a spiritual center where religious followers from various faiths can gather, meditate and worship side by side “at the lush and misty tropical hill.” The people of north Sulawesi...
