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Paula Slater, Fine Art Sculptor Public Art, Site Specific Sculpture Works In Progress Asian Bronze Gallery 07-987-2048 800-675-5067 |
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The Steven Stayner Missing Children's Memorial. Life size full-figure clay portraits in-progress. More photographs will be posted soon.
In 1972, 7 year old Steven Stayner was kidnapped on his way home from school. For seven years he was held captive by a man who routinely abused him. In 1980, the same man kidnapped another child, 5 year old Timothy White. Steven, then nearly 15, bravely managed to escape with Timothy to a local police station, from which both boys were returned home. Steven devoted much of his time upon returning home to telling his story, teaching parents, children and a whole nation how to protect themselves from what had happened to him. His story is told in the movie "I Know My First Name Is Steven". In 1989, Steven was killed in a motorcycle accident, leaving behind a wife and two young children.
I just completed the clay portraits for The Steven Stayner Missing Children's Memorial which I have named "Coming Home". The sensitive life size full-figure bronze sculpture of Steven Stayner leading little Timothy White by the hand to safety will be installed in June of 2010 upon a four foot high base at the entrance to beautiful Applegate Park in Merced, CA. This memorial will remind families and friends of other missing children that their loved one may someday return. It will also recognize other victims of stranger abductions, and will serve as a permanent reminder of our inherent duty to protect our children.
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