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| Lloyd Schoeneman Memorial Sculpture |
The design has evolved over a 5-year period of
design charettes participated in by community members, friends and
family of Lloyd’s. Lead by artist,
The sculpture references a dynamic trail blazing figure moving towards the river. It is meant to embody the arts and celebrate the legacy of Lloyd Schoeneman, an arts explorer who marched to his own drummer and brought along hundreds of art lovers with him, He created patrons, encouraged visual, performing and literary artists, and nurtured arts and culture in every form for the 23 years he was an active artistic force in this community.
The sculpture will be an identifiable art piece
for The District of Rock Island and will act as a gateway icon large
enough to draw attention through Arts Alley to
The city has identified the side walk bump out
directly across from arts alley at 
Base Pad—curb height base, roughly 18’ in diameter, rolled edge, irregular organic shape TBD by artist, engineer and city.
Sculpture—18’-20’ high by roughly 12’ x 14’ wide in any direction. FYI, street lamps are approximately 18’ high. Mid section begins at about 10’ to reduce invitation to climb. Gateway between two bottom triangles is designed as a visual pass through as well as a physical pass through for foot traffic around the bottom structures.
The materials were chosen for their structural and aesthetic qualities as well as their low maintenance properties.
Base Pad—concrete colorant stain added, planning for some rust color bleeding from cor-ten for a few years.
Bottom Triangular Pieces—Weathering steel,
best-known under the trademark Cor-ten steel, is a group of steel alloys which were developed to obviate the need for painting, and
form a stable rust-like
appearance if exposed to the weather for several years. Weathering
steel is popularly used in outdoor sculptures, such as in the large
Middle Section—Copper coated or clad steel, surface will have patina added for mixed coloration from warm rust to green. Copper will continue to change color with the final patina being reached in 10-15 years depending on exposure to moisture and quantity of air-born sulfur dioxide. Copper has been used as water-proof material since ancient times, giving many old buildings their greenish roofs and domes. The Statue of Liberty contains 179,220 pounds of copper. The middle structure is hollow and will be created off site.
Top Piece—Hollow stainless steel structure
created off site. Stainless steel's resistance to corrosion and staining, low maintenance, and familiar luster
make it an ideal base material for a host of commercial
applications. The alloy is milled into sheets, plates, bars, wire, and tubing to be used in
cookware,cutlery hardware, surgical instruments, major appliances, industrial equipment, a structural alloy in
automotive and aerospace assembly and building material in
skyscrapers and other large buildings. Stainless steel was
particularly in vogue during the art deco period. The most famous example of this is the upper
portion of the Chrysler Building. The Gateway Arch in
The majority of the piece will be constructed off site (with the exception of the poured in place concrete). The artist will truck the sculpture to the site and install the work upon completion.
Lighting would enhance the sculpture and draw
attention to
Total budget for the artist fee, sculpture fabrication, engineering, foundation, and other associated costs is to be determined. Money from memorials is the primary source for funding.
Fabrication and installation timeline will be available once engineering is complete and materials are gathered. A 2008 installation is planned.
