The Peace Child of Hiroshima explained

The Peace Child of Hiroshima
Artist:Daryl Smith
Medium:Bronze sculpture
Height Imperial:4
Width Imperial:2
Length Imperial:1
Imperial Unit:ft
City:Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

The Peace Child of Hiroshima is a 1991 bronze sculpture by Daryl Smith, installed at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

Description and history

The sculpture measures approximately and rests on a stone base that is 1foot tall and has a diameter of 2feet. It depicts a young Japanese girl holding a folded paper crane. A plaque on the base reads: "Peace Child / Presented by Tadao Sunohara (1944 College of Business) in gratitude for the oasis of education he and other west coast Japanese Americans found here during WWII." The artwork was dedicated on August 15, 1991, and was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture" program in 1993.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Peace Child of Hiroshima, (sculpture).. April 29, 2021. Smithsonian Institution. April 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210428173919/https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!318185~!0#focus. live.