Non-Violence (sculpture)
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| Non-Violence | |
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 The sculpture at the United Nations headquarters in New York City | |
| Artist | Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Location | New York |
Non-Violence[1] is a bronze sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd of an oversized Colt Python .357 Magnum revolver with a knotted barrel and the muzzle pointing upwards. Reuterswärd made this sculpture after singer-songwriter and peace activist John Lennon was murdered.[2]
The sculpture has been the symbol since 1993 of The Non-Violence Project, a nonprofit organization that promotes social change through violence-prevention education programs.
Location
There are currently 22 copies of the sculpture around the world, twelve of them in Sweden. They are located in:
| Location | City | Country |
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| Bagers plats | Malmö |  Sweden (original)
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| Headquarters of the United Nations | New York City |  USA (original)
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| European Commission | Kirchberg |  Luxembourg (original)
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| Chaoyang Park | Beijing |  China
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| 1865 Creative Park | Nanjing | China
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| Federal Chancellery | Berlin |  Germany
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| Sergelgatan | Stockholm | Sweden
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| Kungsportsavenyen | Gothenburg | Sweden
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| Göteborgs Högre Samskola Stampgatan | Gothenburg | Sweden
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| Göteborgs Högre Samskola Föreningsgatan | Gothenburg | Sweden
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| Anna Lindh park | Borås | Sweden
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| Mémorial de Caen | Caen |  France
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| Olympic Museum | Lausanne |  Switzerland
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| Victoria & Alfred Waterfront | Cape Town |  South Africa
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| The Museum of Sketches | Lund | Sweden
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| Täby Centrum station | Täby, Stockholm County | Sweden
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| Fittja metro station | Fittja, Stockholm County | Sweden
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| Åkeshov metro station | Stockholm | Sweden
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| Naucalpan | Estado de México |  Mexico
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| Polanco | Ciudad de Mexico | Mexico
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| Brogatan | Halmstad | Sweden
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| Kasernplan | Landskrona | Sweden
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The Museum of Sketches in Lund, Sweden holds a sketch of the firearm on which Reuterswärd noted that his grief at the murders of Lennon and Bob Crane inspired him to design this artwork.
Gallery
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See also
References
- ^ "Presentation page on the site of the Permanent Mission of Luxembourg to the United nations" (in French). Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ "Waymarking.com". Retrieved 2 February 2014.
External links
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