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Unnamed Seat

Image source Eugene Scrivener (Museum of Perth)

Artist: Rueben Kooperman and Flint Edwards

Asset Type: Sculpture, Public amenity

Year of Work: 1998

Location: At foot of retaining wall facing Swan River
Foreshore, beneath Southern side of 16 Vanguard Terrace, East Perth

Provenance: City of Perth

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Peace Grove - Dove Seat and Peace Plinth

Image source Eugene Scrivener (Museum of Perth)

Artist: Flint Edwards

Asset Type: Sculpture, Monument, Memorial

Year of Work: 1998

Location: Peace Grove, Swan River Foreshore near Arden Street, East Perth

Provenance: City of Perth

Description: Erected in honour of Nobel Peace Prize recipients President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and President Yitzhak Rabin of Israel who gave their lives in pursuit of peace. 

The Peace Grove Memorial was opened in 1998.  Muhammad Anwar El Sadat (1918–1981) was the third President of Egypt, serving from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers in 1981.   

Yitzhak Rabin (1922–1995) was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was Israel’s fifth Prime Minister until his assassination by right-wing extremists in 1995.   

The memorial consists of a stone ‘Dove Seat’ and ‘Peace Plinth’. The tranquil memorial area is often used by community groups for commemorations.

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