> ACTIVIST AND MEDIA ADVISORY > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > Contact: Jerry Rubin > 310-399-1000 > [email protected] > > SANTA MONICA LANDMARKS COMMISSION VOTES > UNANIMOUSLY AT MAY 14 MEETING TO NOMINATE > PAUL CONRAD'S ICONIC "CHAIN REACTION" > 26-FOOT-TALL NUCLEAR MUSHROOM CLOUD > SCULPTURE FOR CITY LANDMARK STATUS > > Santa Monica, CA- The Santa Monica Landmarks Commission > voted unanimously at their May 14 public meeting at City Hall > to nominate for City landmark status the late 3-time Pulitzer Prize > winning political cartoonist Paul Conrad's iconic "Chain Reaction" > 26-foot-tall nuclear mushroom cloud sculpture, that he created and > gifted to the City, and which has been standing in the Santa Monica > Civic Center since 1991. > > Paul Conrad's son David Conrad and Santa Monica peace activist > Jerry Rubin spoke at the meeting and urged the commissioners to > support the nomination. > > The vote was 6 to 0, with one commissioner absent. > > The Conrad family and community are currently attempting to raise > the substantial funding which appears to be necessary to restore > and strengthen the unique public art peace sculpture. > > The Santa Monica City staff will now start what might be up to a > 60 day landmark evaluation process, then bringing their report back > to the Landmarks Commission for a final landmark status vote. > > For further information on how to donate a tax deductible donation > through the Santa Monica Arts Foundation to help save and restore > "Chain Reaction", visit the Conrad family website at: > conradprojects.com > > #### > > >
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