Nonviolent gun UN - graphic by göttlich

Nonviolent Gun image for t-shirt by Paul Goettlich 2001

photo by Paul Goettlich: Nonviolent gun - Gun Sculpture at UN Plaza - UN Human 2000 Peace Initiative

From my photo of a large bronze sculpture in the United Nations plaza in New York City taken just before 9/11.

The gun sculpture was part of the UN Human 2000 Peace Initiative: The Gun Sculpture, and table the Canadian study, Putting Children First: A Framework for International Action to Address the Impact of Small Arms on Children.

The exhibit is the work of Edmonton artists, Sandra Bromley and Wallis Kendal, and was sponsored in part, by the Government of Canada through the Canada Millennium Partnership Program. It is a multimedia project constructed with more than 7000 decommissioned weapons, donated by countries previously affected by war. It has already been viewed in Hanover, Germany, Seoul, Korea and most recently in Ottawa. It will remain on display at UN headquarters until September 3, 2001.

source: http://webapps.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/minpub/Publication.asp?publication_id=378544&Language=E