Jul 162013
Crissy Field
Mother Peace – 42 feet tall, painted Steel 1969-1970
Mother Peace was originally installed near an entrance to the Alameda County courthouse in Oakland, but a judge, so offended by the peace sign that di Suvero had painted on one of the I-beams, transformed himself into an art judge and insisted on its removal. The work is now installed at Storm King Art Center.
Di Suvero himself moved to Europe in 1970 to protest against the war in Vietnam, returning to the United States in 1974.
Mother Peace is built around one 42-foot vertical beam (a V-shaped horizontal piece hangs from and swings about the top), the two lower horizontals (one moving), and two long diagonal props.
These red pieces are amazing against that blue sky! Especially when the Golden Gate is in the background:) Fantastic photos!
Love the bridge in behind this one. The peace symbol is soo of its time.
Love that shot with the bridge in the background. Very well composed.