Peace on Earth (1969)
Jacques Lipchitz
DESCRIPTION: 10-ton, 29-foot high bronze sculpture
Lipchitz was a Cubist sculptor who fled the Nazi occupation of Paris. His mammoth bronze sculpture shows a dove descending to Earth as a spirit of peace, further symbolized by a Madonna standing inside a tear-shaped canopy, supported by reclining lambs.
The sculpture was originally in the center of the plaza surrounded by water-jet fountains. In 2018 it was moved and re-installed 100 feet to the west in order to open up the center of the plaza and provide greater accessibility.
Lipchitz was a Cubist sculptor who fled the Nazi occupation of Paris. His mammoth bronze sculpture shows a dove descending to Earth as a spirit of peace, further symbolized by a Madonna standing inside a tear-shaped canopy, supported by reclining lambs.
The sculpture was originally in the center of the plaza surrounded by water-jet fountains. In 2018 it was moved and re-installed 100 feet to the west in order to open up the center of the plaza and provide greater accessibility.
LOCATION: west side of Music Center Plaza, N. Hope Street, Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, California, USA
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