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Artwork
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Title |
Artist |
Date |
|
Irish Famine Memorial |
Fergus Design (Architect) |
8/23/1997
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Medium
|
Medium |
Category |
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Engraved Granite Stone on Granite
Base Encircled by Engraved Granite Bricks and Bronze Satellite Plaques
(4) |
Memorial |
Measurements
|
Unit Measure |
Object Height |
Object Width |
Object Depth |
Object Diameter |
|
Feet |
14 |
2 |
1.75 |
45 |
|
Unit Measure |
Base Height |
Base Width |
Base Depth |
Base Diameter |
|
Feet |
2 |
2 |
N/A |
8 |
Description
|
Description |
A
large granite stone sits in the middle of a plaza paved with granite
bricks engraved with the names of Irish descendents. The plaza is
encircled by 32 granite blocks representing the original counties in
Ireland. The inscription on the center stone is written in Gaelic and
reads: "If these were to keep silent the very stones would cry out,
Luke 19:40." The inscription surrounding the stone reads: "Our hearts
are with them in the earth, and they with us within our hearts. Now we
together, live forever. We are the harvest of the blight, let us not
fall our seed." The bronze plaques surrounding the site describe the
history of the memorial, its design, the Irish Famine, and the Irish
immigrant experience in Buffalo.
|
Biographical Info.
|
Bio. |
No
information is available at present.
|
Location History
|
Location |
Purpose |
Date Verified |
Current Record |
Erie Basin Marina near restaurant and
office complex |
Display |
June 2004 |
Yes |
Conservation/Preservation History
|
Treatment Performed by |
Date Completed |
Previous Object Condition |
New Object Condition |
Previous Base Condition |
New Base Condition |
Current Record |
N/A
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Condition Survey History
|
Surveyed By |
Purpose |
Date Completed |
Object
Condition |
Base Condition |
Current Record |
Hamilton, Houston, Lownie Architects, LLC
|
Buffalo Arts Commission General Condition Survey |
July 2004 |
Good |
Good |
Yes |
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