The Call and the Challenge – Sculpture
The Call and the Challenge, Spokane Sculpture Walk, Harold Balazs, Ken Spiering, Sacred Heart Medical Center, Mother Joseph,Sister of Providence, Spokane Centennial Trail,,sponsor
The Call and the Challenge was erected by Ken Spiering in 1986 to commemorate Sacred Heart Medical Center's 100th year anniversary. The piece depicts Mother Joseph, a Sister of Providence, laying bricks. The artist, Ken Spiering, was born in Wyoming in 1950 and is a graduate from Gonzaga University.
In 1856 Mother Joseph successfully led multiple missionaries to the Pacific Northwest Territories of the United States. She was instrumental in establishing 11 hospitals, five schools for Native American children, and two orphanages for children from all backgrounds.
The model for the bronze man pushing the wheelbarrow is Harold Balazs, the artist behind some of Spokane's most remarkable sculptures. Spiering and his good friend collaborated on this project, Spiering the artist, while Balazs is the unexpected model.
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Category: Y Yodio Experiences
Located in No. side of Convention Center, 334 West Spokane Falls Blvd., Spokane
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