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A view of the sun rising behind Long Island City and the sculpture, "Good Defeats Evil", by Zurab Tsereteli, in the north garden area of UN Headquarters. The sculpture depicts St. George slaying the dragon. The Dragon here is made from actual parts of a Soviet SS-20 and an American Pershing II nuclear missiles, and represents the specter of nuclear war. The sculpture was presented to the UN by the Soviet Union in 1990 and commemorates the dismantling of the missiles under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty signed 8 December, 1987 by Presidents Ronald Reagan of the United States and Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union.

A view of participants in the press briefing with co-signatories of the letter calling for a halt to arms transfers to Israel.
Behind is a view of Picasso’s Guernica tapestry.

A detail of the “Non-Violence” or “Knotted Gun” sculpture by artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd on the UN Visitors Plaza.

Then Secretary-General Kofi Annan said about the sculpture in 1999, “It has enriched the consciousness of humanity with a powerful symbol that encapsulates, in a few simple curves, the greatest prayer of man; that which asks not for victory, but for peace.”

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Headline Sculpture Unveiled at United Nations Headquarters Honours Dag Hammarskjöld

Caption Description A 21-foot-high abstract sculpture, entitled ""Single Form"" and dedicated to the memory of Dag Hammarskjöld, was unveiled at United Nations Headquarters this afternoon during a ceremony presided over by United Nations Secretary-General U Thant. The sculpture, mounted on a granite base at the southern edge of the circular basin facing the 38-story Secretariat building, was executed by Barbara Hepworth, a British sculptress. It is a gift of Jacob Blaustein, former U.S. delegate to the United Nations, who was a personal friend of the late Secretary-General.
A view of the sculpture during the dedication ceremony. Speakers included, Mr. Sverker C. Astrom, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations, Mr. Renè d'Harnoncourt, Director of the Museum of Modern Art, Miss Barbara Hepworth, the British sculptress, Mr. Jacob Blaustein and Secretary-General U Thant, who presided over the ceremony.

Unique Identifier UN7516223

NICA ID 367934

Production Date 06/11/1964 8:16:09 AM

City/Location New York

Country United States of America

Credit UN Photo/JG

File size 4.62 MB