> > > MEDIA ADVISORY > > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > Contact: Jerry Rubin > 310-399-1000 > [email protected] > > PAUL CONRAD'S "CHAIN REACTION" PUBLIC ART PEACE SCULPTURE > DECLARED A LANDMARK IN THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA.... UNANIMOUSLY! > > Santa Monica, CA- "Chain Reaction", an iconic 26-foot-tall nuclear > mushroom cloud > > public art peace sculpture that has been standing in the Santa Monica > Civic Center > > since 1991, and was designed and sculpted by the late 3-time Pulitzer > Prize winning > > political cartoonist Paul Conrad, was unanimously declared a Santa > Monica City > > Landmark by a vote of the 7-member Santa Monica Landmarks Commission > at their > > July 9 public meeting at City Hall. > > Paul Conrad's wife Kay Conrad and son David Conrad spoke at the > meeting, along > > with anti-nuclear community activists and artists, all urging the > commissioners to > > support landmark designation for Conrad's unique, creative and > monumental sculpture. > > David Conrad said after the vote that the Conrad family and community > will continue > > with their fundraising efforts to help repair and strengthen "Chain > Reaction". > > Peace activist Jerry Rubin, who is currently on a 10-week "Save Chain > Reaction" > > liquid-only fast, said after speaking at the meeting that he will > continue fasting to > > support fundraising efforts. > > Paul Conrad, who passed away on September 4, 2010, had gifted the > sculpture to > > Santa Monica through a $250,000 philanthropic donation. > > The Conrad family website to get information on donating is: > www.ConradProjects.com > > or : facebook.com/SaveTheChainReaction > > #### > >
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