"Above and Beyond" now at NEW LOCATION
When visitors first enter the museum, they will hear a sound like
wind chimes coming from above them and their attention will be drawn upward
24 feet to the ceiling of the two-story high atrium.
Dog tags of the more than 58,000 service men and women who died in
the Vietnam War hang from the ceiling of the National Vietnam Veterans Art
Museum in Chicago on Veterans Day, November 11, 2010. The 10-by-40-foot
sculpture, entitled Above & Beyond, was designed by Ned Broderick and
Richard Steinbock. The tens of thousands of metal dog tags are suspended 24
feet in the air, 1 inch apart, from fine lines that allow them to move and
chime with shifting air currents. Museum employees using a kiosk and laser
pointer help visitors locate the exact dog tag with the imprinted name of
their lost friend or relative.
Dog Tag's
AS WE SLEEP -- BIG, STRONG, BRAVE YOUNG MEN STAND READY TO DO
VIOLENCE ON OUR BEHALF
John Gilliam
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