Peace

Artist: Nierman, Leonardo

With: Tallix, founder

Status: In Situ

Title: Peace (sculpture)

Dates: 1984

Medium: Bronze with dark patina on concrete base

Dimensions: 12 ft. x 41 in. x 7 in.; Base: approx. 46 in. x 46 in. x 46 in. 

Inscription: (Bottom rear, left side): Nierman (copyright symbol) 1984 (Bottom rear, right side): Tallix foundry mark (On plaque on top of base): “PEACE”/By Leonardo Nierman/Donors/Mr. & Mrs. Stanley A. Young/ 1985 signed.

Description:A twisting, biomorphic form evocative of an eternal flame

Owner: Fordham University

Located in Fordham University, Sculpture Garden, Columbus Avenue at 61st Street, New York, New York

Remarks: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley A. Young in 1985. Sculpture was formerly located on the grassy slope off Columbus Avenue, but at the time of the 1993 SOS survey was located in a parking lot where it is fenced in with construction/renovation materials. The Gayle and Cohen publication contains a photograph of the piece in its original location and IAS image files contain a photograph of the piece in the midst of construction materials. This piece is the first in an edition of six signed and numbered by the artist.

References: Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, Guide to Manhattan’s Outdoor Sculpture, New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 267.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.