Shattering Silence, Sculpture, Lightning

Sitting adjacent to the Iowa Supreme Court building, the Shattering Silence sculpture was built in commemoration of the 170th anniversary of the landmark 1839 Iowa Territorial Supreme Court ruling that prohibited slave Ralph Montgomery from being extradited back to Missouri. In this image, an approaching thunderstorm creates several bolts of lightning that strike the Des Moines skyline.

AWARDS:

• 1st Place / Iowa State Fair – Iowa Landscapes (2017)