Primary Artist Last
Fayomi
Primary Artist First
Ogundipe
Primary Artist Middle
NULL
Secondary Artist Last
NULL
Secondary Artist First
NULL
Secondary Artist Middle
NULL
Artists Keyword
African American, Black American
Primary Architect Last
DPR
Primary Architect First
NULL
Primary Architect Middle
NULL
Secondary Architect Last
NULL
Secondary Architect First
NULL
Secondary Architect Middle
NULL
Landscape Architect Last
NULL
Landscape Architect First
NULL
Landscape Architect Middle
NULL
Architecture Firm
Department of Parks and Recreation
Fabricator
Anchor Casting, Milton Osborne, bust and plaques; A. Ottavino Corp., pedestal
Date Created Approximation
N
Date Dedicated Approximation
N
Artwork Type1
Bust, relief
Artwork Type2
Monument/Memorial
Location Name
Dr. Ronald McNair Park
Address
Eastern Parkway between Washington Avenue and Classon Avenue
Subject Keyword
African American, Black American, Black History, Astronaut, Physicist, Science
Inscription
Center:
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF / DR. RONALD MCNAIR / BORN OCTOBER 21, 1950 / LAKE CITY SOUTH CAROLINA / DIED JANUARY 28, 1986 / ABOARD THE SPACE / SHUTTLE CHALLENGER / PHYSICIST, ASTRONAUT / TEACHER MUSICIAN ATHLETE / "MY WISH IS THAT WE / WOULD ALLOW THIS PLANET / TO BE THE / BEAUTIFUL OASIS THAT SHE / IS, AND ALLOW / OURSELVES TO LIVE MORE / IN THE PEACE THAT / SHE GENERATES."
Left:
"TRULY / THERE IS NO MORE / BEAUTIFUL SIGHT / THAN TO SEE / THE EARTH / FROM A SPACE BEYOND."
Right:
"THE SATISFYING / THING ABOUT / PHYSICS ITSELF IS THE / FEELING OF HAVING / UNDERSTOOD AND / UNLOCKED SOMETHING / HERETOFORE / UNKNOWN" / "DEFY AND SIMPLY IGNORE / ANY OF THE INEVITABLE / OBSTACLES THAT WILL / IMPEDE THE PURSUIT OF / YOUR GOAL."
Plaque:
SCULPTOR OGUNDIPE FAYOMI / DR. RONALD MCNAIR MONUMENT / MATERIAL: BRONZE & GRANITE / COLLECTION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK / COMMISSIONED BY / DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS / PERCENT FOR ART PROGRAMS / SPONSORED BY / DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION / ACCESSION NUMBER: PFA 94.1
Managing City Agency
Department of Parks and Recreation
Acquisition
Commissioned through Department of Cultural Affairs Percent for Art Program