''Spirit Poles'' is a sculpture by Thomas Brewster Kass, installed in
Salt Lake City
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's
Jordan Park
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, in the
U.S. state
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of
Utah
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.
Description and history
Dedicated on July 27, 1985, to represent Korea in the park's
International Peace Gardens
The International Peace Gardens is a botanical garden located in Jordan Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Part of Utah's history, the garden was conceived in 1939 and dedicated in 1952. The International Peace Gardens has welcomed tens of thousand ...
, the artwork includes two painted telephone poles, each of which measure approximately 12 ft. x 12 1/2 in. x 13 in. The poles have faces and Korean characters. ''Spirit Poles'' was surveyed by the
Smithsonian Institution
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Save Outdoor Sculpture!
Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) was a community-based effort to identify, document, and conserve outdoor sculpture in the United States. The program was initiated in 1989 and ended in 1999.
History
Save Outdoor Sculpture! was initiated by Herit ...
" program in 1994.
See also
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1985 in art
Events from the year 1985 in art.
Events
*Charles Saatchi's collection opens to the public, arousing interest in Neo-expressionism.
*Germano Celant publishes '' Arte Povekira: Storie e protagonisti''.
*Art gallerist Andrew Crispo and the Solo ...
References
1985 establishments in Utah
1985 sculptures
Outdoor sculptures in Salt Lake City
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