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A Monument to Peace: Our Hope for the Children

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Coordinates: 40°44′52.5″N 111°55′10.7″W / 40.747917°N 111.919639°W / 40.747917; -111.919639
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A Monument to Peace: Our Hope for the Children
Monument, May 2021
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ArtistAvard Fairbanks
LocationSalt Lake City, Utah, United States
Coordinates40°44′52.5″N 111°55′10.7″W / 40.747917°N 111.919639°W / 40.747917; -111.919639

A Monument to Peace: Our Hope for the Children[1][2] is a monument by Avard Fairbanks, installed in Salt Lake City's Jordan Park in the U.S. state of Utah. The work has several titles and is sometimes considered more than one sculpture. Other titles include:

  • International Peace Garden Monument: Our Hope for the Children[3]
  • International Peace Garden Monument: Peace on Earth[4]
  • Our Hope for the Children[3]
  • Peace on Earth[4]
  • The Dawn of a New Era[5]
  • The Dawn of a New Era: Peace[6][7]

Description and history

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The monument represents the United States in Jordan Park's International Peace Gardens. Inscriptions read "Our hope for the children", "Peace on Earth", and "The Dawn of a New Era". The artwork is administered by Salt Lake County's Parks and Recreation department. It was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture" program in 1993–1994.[4][3][5] The monument has been included in published walking tours of Salt Lake City.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Significance". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Memorandum" (PDF). slcdocs.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Our Hope for the Children, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Peace on Earth, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "The Dawn of a New Era, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Public Art Collection: THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA: PEACE, 1976". SALT LAKE CITY ARTS COUNCIL. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "Budget amendment" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  8. ^ Arave, Lynn; Boren, Ray (14 August 2012). Walking Salt Lake City: 34 Tours of the Crossroads of the West, spotlighting Urban Paths, Historic Architecture, Forgotten Places, and Religious and Cultural Icons. ISBN 9780899976921.
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