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Ronald McNair
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| Artist: | Ogundipe Fayomi (AKA Claude Audrey) |
| Dedicated: | June 14, 1994 |
| Location: | Eastern Pkwy, Washington to Classon Aves |
| Description: | Bust (life size) recessed in pyramidal monument, two plaques with reliefs |
| Architect: | DPR |
| Materials: | Missouri red granite (polished); bronze |
| Dimensions: | H: 9' W: 5'6" at base |
| Fabricator: | Anchor Casting, Milton Osborne, bust and plaques; A. Ottavino Corp., pedestal |
| Donor: | Percent for Art, New York City |
| Cast: | ca. 1994 |
Inscription
Center:DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF / DR. RONALD MCNAIR / BORN OCTOBER 21, 1950 / LAKE CITY SOUTH CAROLINA / DIED JANUARY 28, 1986 / ABOARD THE SPACE / SHUTTLE CHALLENGER / PHYSICIST, ASTRONAUT / TEACHER MUSICIAN ATHLETE / "MY WISH IS THAT WE / WOULD ALLOW THIS PLANET / TO BE THE / BEAUTIFUL OASIS THAT SHE / IS, AND ALLOW / OURSELVES TO LIVE MORE / IN THE PEACE THAT / SHE GENERATES."
Proper Left:
"TRULY / THERE IS NO MORE / BEAUTIFUL SIGHT / THAN TO SEE / THE EARTH / FROM A SPACE BEYOND."
Proper Right:
"THE SATISFYING / THING ABOUT / PHYSICS ITSELF IS THE / FEELING OF HAVING / UNDERSTOOD AND / UNLOCKED SOMETHING / HERETOFORE / UNKNOWN" / "DEFY AND SIMPLY IGNORE / ANY OF THE INEVITABLE / OBSTACLES THAT WILL / IMPEDE THE PURSUIT OF / YOUR GOAL."
On Proper Right Plaque:
SCULPTOR OGUNDIPE FAYOMI / DR. RONALD MCNAIR MONUMENT / MATERIAL: BRONZE & GRANITE / COLLECTION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK / COMMISSIONED BY / DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS / PERCENT FOR ART PROGRAMS / SPONSORED BY / DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION / ACCESSION NUMBER: PFA 94.1
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