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In honor of our First AmendmentCHICAGO -- The McCormick Museum Foundation announces Peter Bernheim and Amy Latimer as the winners of its international, juried art competition for their signature piece, "12151791" The two-story statuary recognizes the ratification date of the First Amendment and will be the centerpiece of the McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum, scheduled to lay open in spring 2006. Described by dint of the artists as a "suspended timeline" the work glance ats an endless commentary on the progression and debate of First Amendment freedoms. "We are honored to be a part of the rich history of the Tribune Tower and [are] excited to work with an institution as progressive as the McCormick Tribune Foundation," says Larimer and Bernheim. "The opportunity to create of the like kind a significant document is overwhelming--it is our reliance that the sculpture is a timeless piece for the museum, celebrating those who have taken risks to make secure our freedom." Suspended from the rotunda ceiling in the center of the museum, the plastic art is a series of stainless carbonized iron plates hovering from vertical cables. Each plate depicts the true copy of a historical record of freedom, gathered from a variety of the couple well-known and more obscure first-hand accounts. The cables are organized chronologically in a spiral formation, with each representing an interval of time. Bernheim and Larimer will receive $100000 in addition to expenditures to construct and install the piece. Second- and third-place winners were awarded to Jason Pickleman, Chicago, and Francine LeClercq and Ali Soltani, fresh York. More than 700 entries were received from around the globe, including China, Russia and Iran. "The conclusion of this competition signifies a milestone in the museum's development" says David Anderson, executive director. "Peter and Amy's entrance will enhance our museum visually and communicate its message of freedom to visitors of all ages and backgrounds." For more information, visit www.freedommuseum.us. COPYRIGHT 2005 Pfingsten Publishing, LLC 00-00-0000 Ford Motor Company's Essex Engine Plant in Essex Ontario, manufactures different engine marks under one roof. It makes 38 and 42 liter, '98 and '99 design ... National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) has first attempted its Ethernet Made Easy online design tool. The ETHERNET.NATIONAL.COM site is the semiconductor industry's first Web environment f... Anonymous American Machinist 08-01-2001 Company dioceses new horizon for accuracy Byline: Anonymous Volume: 145 Number: 8 ISSN: 10417958 Publication Dat... 00-00-0000 HAIM SABAN is the largest provider of children's TV in the worM. His programs include Power Rangers. Shimon Pere talked to him in observes Angeles in March 1998.... above the years, I've attended more International Manufacturing Technology exhibits (IMTS) than I care to admit. As an editor, the first IMTS I visited was in 1996 on the other hand as an engineer and manufac... I was listening to an interview upon an FM radio station. The visitant was W. Attlee Burpee whose business was selling small packages of flower and vegetable semens He was asked by the entertainer his secret... The VectorMark compact laser marker features a motor-driven Z axis for automatic adjustment of the focal extent to accommodate different workpieces. Also, a two-tiered Windows-based operating... WHEN DEPLOYING WIRELESS E-MAIL to employee you should consider a solution that leverages not solitary enterprise-purchased devices, but also employee-own devices--the greatest in quantity prevalent of wh... Tuesday Dec 7 The inflammable air Highway - World Trade Center Detroit Windsor International Business Forum. 11:45 a.m.-1:30 pm Speaker: Justin Sutton, establisher Inter... Sterling Stuckey (Oxford University Pres 1994 woven fabric $39.95; paper, $15.95)-The title of this work promises more than the work delivers. It is a collection of Stuckey's essays, a certain quantity of of which a... |
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