Raymond Kaskey (born 1943) is an American

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

and

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, best known for '' Portlandia'' and his contributions to the World War II Memorial. Born in

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, he received a bachelor's degree in architecture from

Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The institution was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. In 1912, it became the Carnegie Institu ...

(1967) and a Master of Environmental Design degree from

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(1969). A fellow of the

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, he received the Henry Hering Medal from the National Sculpture Society for ''Portlandia''. Kaskey has threatened and taken legal action against unauthorized users of his work; his defense of ''Portlandia'''s copyright has been blamed for the sculpture's relative lack of prominence in popular culture and souvenirs of Portland.

Selected works

* Lions at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, Washington, D.C. (1984) * ''Portlandia'', Portland Building,

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(1985) * ''Queen Charlotte,'' Charlotte Douglas Airport,

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(1990) * ''Art Rooney'',

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(1990) * Arcoterion owls of the

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(1991) * ''Hand of

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,'' Silver Spring Metro Center,

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(1991) * ''Justice Delayed, Justice Denied,'' Albert V. Bryan Courthouse,

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(1995) * ''Commerce, Industry, Transportation'' and ''The Future,'' Independence Square, Charlotte, North Carolina (1995) * '' Gateway of Dreams'',

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(1996) * Boundary Markers of the

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(1998) * Bronze components for the World War II Memorial,

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(2004) * ''Carter G Woodson'', Carter G Woodson Memorial Park,

(2015)"Carter G Woodson Memorial Park Project"
''Department of General Services''. Published 2014. Accessed April 30, 2023.

References

External links

Raymond Kaskey Website
1943 births Living people 20th-century American sculptors 20th-century American male artists Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni Yale School of Architecture alumni 21st-century American sculptors 21st-century American male artists Fellows of the American Institute of Architects {{US-sculptor-stub