Peace - Mount Prospect, IL
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A globe with birds sits atop a stack of books, in which is the word Peace written in 30 languages, including Braille.
Waymark Code: WMCD82
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2011
Views: 4
Located in front of the Mt. Prospect library in a small park behind a wall featuring the name of the library. Approximately 12 feet tall.
From the library's website at (
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"The Board of Library Trustees in 2007 commissioned nationally acclaimed sculptor Erik Blome to create the Peace Sculpture to honor longtime reader and Library supporter Elizabeth J. Clough. The 800-pound stainless steel and bronze sculpture towers over 12 feet in the air in the Peace Garden at the corner of Emerson Street and Central Road. The base features a a stack of bronze books with the word peace inscribed in many languages. This stunning piece of art has become a landmark in the Village. The sculpture was purchased by the Elizabeth J. Clough Fund."
TITLE: Peace
ARTIST(S): Blome, Erik, sculptor.
DATE: Dedicated Mar. 10, 2007.
MEDIUM: Bronze and stainless steel.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 71500829
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Mount Prospect Public Library, corner of Emerson Street and Central Road, Mount Prospect, Illinois
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