Unearthing Of Tribute Sculpture To 5 Fallen Military Heroes Is Tuesday

  • Friday, August 28, 2015

The public is invited to the unearthing of the 65-foot tall monumental sculpture created by sculptor Peter Lundberg at the Sculpture Fields to honor the five fallen service members who perished in the July 16 attack in Chattanooga.

The ceremony will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. with a rain date of Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Polk Street entrance to the Sculpture Fields on Chattanooga’s Southside.  Polk Street runs between East 23rd Street and East Main. 

Internationally known sculptors Peter Lundberg and John Henry, the Sculpture Fields Board of Trustees and Chattanooga area leaders and art lovers will be at the unearthing. 

Entitled “Anchors,” the 100-ton, 65-foot tall sculpture will be tilted up from the ground by a 300-ton crane to tower 75 feet above the Sculpture Fields with a 10-foot berm surrounding it. Made from concrete and 10,000 feet of steel rebar, the sculpture, which began its journey in Chattanooga soil, also encases five anchors honoring the fallen service members who represented the Marines and Navy. It is Mr. Lundberg’s tallest sculpture to date.

The Sculpture Fields is a 33-acre outdoor museum in the heart of Chattanooga’s Southside arts district that will eventually be filled with 75 works of sculpture from all over the world. Eighteen sculptures have already been delivered. 

In addition to the Sept. 1 tribute, the park will be open free to the public beginning weekends in November. Grand opening is scheduled for spring 2016. For images of all works currently in the park, visit www.sculpturefields.org. For examples of Lundberg’s sculpture, www.peterlundberg.com.

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