Epoch - Washington, DC
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DougK
N 38° 53.921 W 077° 01.423
18S E 324505 N 4307480
Epoch is a large, bright multi-colored metal sculpture of unusual shapes in Washington, DC.
Waymark Code: WMBB1N
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2011
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Epoch is a 25-feet tall, bright multi-colored metal sculpture of unusual shapes in Washington, DC. it is located in a small outdoor plaza at the NE corner of G Street NW and 9th Street NW. A plaque on a nearby restaurant building reads:
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EPOCH
Albert Paley
Sculptor
Poem by Delores Kendrick
Poet Laureate of Washington, DC
2004
Commissioned by DC Creates Public Art Program
DC Commission on the Art and Humanities
DCCAH2004.043
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If one searches closely, a poem can be found embossed into the steel. It reads:
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WE ARE
FLESH AND BLOOD
STEEL AND SKIN
STRUGGLING WITHIN
A LINEAR LIGHT
TOWARD ONE HEARTBEAT
THAT FORGES
A SACRED SPACE,
AN ENTRANCE
TO OUR FRAGILE
DREAMS THAT RISE
UPON A MUSCLE
OF MEMORY
AND WIND.
DELORES KENDRICK
POET LAUREATE
WASHINGTON, DC
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The sculpture can be seen Google Street View.