by Susan | Mar 7, 2022 | Monuments
The stamp, designed by Claes Oldenburg and his wife Coosje van Bruggen, was commissioned by Standard Oil of Ohio in 1982 to sit in front of the new Standard Oil of Ohio building The stamp was also supposed to sit in front of the new Standard Oil of Ohio building...
by Susan | Feb 28, 2022 | Monuments
This memorial is located in Metairie Cemetery, just outside New Orleans. The text on the plaque reads: This memorial is dedicated to Peace and man’s search for it. …And they shall beat their swords into plowshares….Nation shall not lift up swords...
by Susan | Feb 14, 2022 | Monuments
“Obelisk to Peace”, created by Irving Marantz in 1972, is at the main entrance of 3 Park Avenue (between 33rd & 34th St., in Murray Hill.) It is 23 feet high, made from bronze and is set on a polished granite base. (The photo on the right is of a...
by Susan | Feb 7, 2022 | Monuments
Created as a tribute to Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. , this weathered steel form is an abstract symbol of two wings, which represent freedom. The wings cross each other at the center from opposite directions, forming a cross. The artist, Daniel LaRue Johnson,...
by Susan | Jan 17, 2022 | Monuments
There’s a new statue in San Antonio’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Park. Let me make it clear. MLK Park, which is adjacent to the Eastside Boys and Girls Club on MLK Blvd., is not the same place as MLK Plaza, on N. New Braunfels, just outside the gates of Ft....
