Peace Cradle

{{Short description|Sculpture by Dennis Smith}}

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Peace Cradle is a sculpture by Dennis Smith. Two copies are installed in Salt Lake City, Utah; one is installed in the Gallivan Center and another represents Russia in Jordan Park's International Peace Gardens.{{cite web |title=Public Art Collection: Peace Cradle |url=http://saltlakepublicart.org/art/peace-cradle-34/ |publisher=Salt Lake City Arts Council |access-date=May 4, 2021 |archive-date=July 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716134958/http://saltlakepublicart.org/art/peace-cradle-34/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Public Art Collection: Peace Cradle |url=http://saltlakepublicart.org/art/peace-cradle-35/ |publisher=Salt Lake City Arts Council |access-date=May 4, 2021 |archive-date=July 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716134817/http://saltlakepublicart.org/art/peace-cradle-35/ |url-status=live }}

International Peace Gardens, Jordan Park

The bronze sculpture in Jordan Park's International Peace Gardens was dedicated in 1991. It measures approximately 36 x 31 x 17 inches and rests on a concrete base which measures approximately 38 x 39 x 26 inches. The artwork depicts two young girls playing cat's cradle. An inscription on the base reads: "PEACE CRADLE / by / Dennis Smith / In Memory of / LOWELL F. TURNER / 1916-1989". The artwork was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture" program in 1993.{{Cite web|url= https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!318068~!0#focus|title=Peace Cradle, (sculpture).|access-date=April 29, 2021|publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}

File:Peace Cradle by Dennis Smith, Jordan Park.jpg|Sculpture in Jordan Park's International Peace Gardens

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