Fall 2006 SOS! Update
Welcome to the redesigned SOS! Web site! Check out the rest of the site using the links above and left. Comments are welcome at sos@heritagepreservation.org.
Dave Wiegers of Gurnee,
Illinois, has traveled to more
than 25 states to photograph
130 public sculptures of Abraham
Lincoln. He plans to publish his
36-month project in a book.
This sculpture by Alonzo Victor
Lewis in Spokane, Washington,
was dedicated in 1930. Wiegers
is helping with Lincoln SOS!—
Saving Abraham Lincoln’s
Monumental Legacy.
Woman’s Club Steps Forward to Save Community’s Sculptural Legacy
A Woman's Club in Danbury, Connecticut, set out to draw attention to the rich sculptural legacy in their area and found two sculptures in need, including an Abraham Lincoln sculpture by renowed artist Anna Hyatt Huntington.
Smithsonian American Art Museum Reaches Out to Educate about Sculpture
A videoconferencing program enabled the museum to continue its mission even while closed for renovations.
Washington Buffalo Sculptures Saved
Four buffalo statues that guard a bridge in Washington, DC, received conservation treatment this summer.
SOSer Still Going Strong in Kansas
Wichita's sculpture has a strong advocate in Dora Timmerman, one of the original SOSers.
Preserving Memory Exhibit Showing in New Jersey
Sculpture Roundup
Some interesting sculpture projects and resources.
For previous SOS! Updates, click here.