Lin Evola

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Lin Evola
Born(1950-03-27)March 27, 1950
Chicago, Illinois, United States
NationalityAmerican
Education San Francisco Art Institute
Known forArtist, Painter, Sculptor
Notable workRenaissance Peace Angel. Permanent exhibit at the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum in New York City

Lin Evola (born 1950) is an American artist. [1] She is best known for making metal sculptures of angels out of melted weapons such as guns or nuclear weapons casings. She has been honored at the United Nations by Sergio Duarte, [2] has collected weapons to build a statue at One Police Plaza in New York City, [3] and has gifted a work to Bill Clinton, "the first recipient of a Peace Angel". [4]

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Peace Angel

Evola's "Renaissance Peace Angel" sculpture, composed of bronze and decommissioned weapons, was added as one of the exhibits at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum on October 22, 2018. [5] The work was previously installed in front of Nino's American Kitchen in lower Manhattan following the September 11 attacks. The sculpture's concrete plinth bears the signatures of many Ground Zero workers and volunteers. [6]

USA Weapons Destruction Campaign

The objective of the USA Weapons Destruction Campaign, founded by Evola in partnership with Sim's Metal Management, is to shift American citizens away from violence as weapons are collected and permanently transformed into Peace Angel Monuments which will stand to remind us as a nation to value life.

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References

  1. Trish Hall (December 16, 2001). "Habitats/Springfield, N.J.; In an Artist's House, Angels Symbolize Hope". New York Times . Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  2. Sergio Duarte (September 11, 2008). "Opening Remarks: The Art of Peace Charitable Trust Inaugural Dinner and Reception Honoring Lin Evola-Smidt" (PDF). United Nations. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  3. pix11.com (June 7, 2011). "More Than 800 Illegal Guns To Form NYC Statue". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. Matthew Shaer (December 19, 2008). "Sculpture: Sending in angels". Christian Science Monitor . Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  5. "New on View: Artifacts Rotated into 9/11 Memorial Museum's Tribute Walk". National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  6. "New on View: Artifacts Rotated into 9/11 Memorial Museum's Tribute Walk". National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Retrieved February 28, 2019.