American sculptor and architect (born 1943)
Raymond Kaskey (born 1943) is an Americansculptor andarchitect , best known forPortlandia World War II Memorial .[ 1]
Born inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania , he received a bachelor's degree in architecture fromCarnegie Mellon University (1967)[ 2] Yale University (1969). A fellow of theAmerican Institute of Architects , he received the Henry Hering Medal from theNational Sculpture Society forPortlandia .[ 3] [ 4]
Kaskey has threatened and taken legal action against unauthorized users of his work; his defense ofPortlandia 's copyright has been blamed for the sculpture's relative lack of prominence in popular culture and souvenirs of Portland.[ 5]
Lions at theNational Law Enforcement Officers Memorial , Washington, D.C. (1984)[ 6] Portlandia Portland Building ,Portland, Oregon (1985)Queen Charlotte, Charlotte Douglas Airport ,Charlotte, North Carolina (1990)[ 7] Art Rooney Heinz Field ,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1990)[ 8] Arcoterion owls of theHarold Washington Library (1991)[ 9] Hand ofNOAA , Silver Spring Metro Center,Silver Spring, Maryland (1991)[ 10] Justice Delayed, Justice Denied, Albert V. Bryan Courthouse ,Alexandria, Virginia (1995)[ 11] Commerce, Industry, Transportation andThe Future, Independence Square , Charlotte, North Carolina (1995)[ 12] Gateway of Dreams Centennial Olympic Park ,Atlanta, Georgia (1996)[ 13] Boundary Markers of theNational Building Museum (1998)[ 11] Bronze components for theWorld War II Memorial ,Washington, D.C. (2004)[ 1] Carter G Woodson Washington, D.C. (2015)[ 14] ^a b Grooms, Thomas B. (2004).World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C. OCLC 1135191273 . ^ "WWII Memorial: The "High Point" of Raymond Kaskey's Career" . Carnegie Mellon University. June 1, 2004.^ Sculpture Review .35 :37 . 1986.ISSN 0028-0127 .{{cite journal }}:Missing or empty|title= (help ) ^ Who's Who in American Art 2003-2004 . Marquis Who's Who. 2003. p. 624 .ISBN 978-0-8379-6304-4 ^ Locanthi, John (September 4, 2014)."So Sue Us" .Willamette Week . Retrieved2020-04-30 . ^ "WASHINGTON, DC SCULPTOR RAYMOND J. KASKEY" .www.kaskeystudio.com . Retrieved2025-06-16 .^ "Queen Charlotte - Charlotte Douglas International Airport" .www.cltairport.com . Retrieved2025-06-16 .^ "Art Rooney statue dedicated - UPI Archives" .UPI . Retrieved2025-06-16 .^ "WASHINGTON, DC SCULPTOR RAYMOND J. KASKEY" .www.kaskeystudio.com . Retrieved2025-06-16 .^ "On International Sculpture Day, celebrating art in NOAA's front yard | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration" .www.noaa.gov . 2023-04-28. Retrieved2025-06-16 .^a b "Raymond Kaskey | Artists | GSA Fine Arts Collection" .art.gsa.gov . Retrieved2025-06-16 .^ "A Trifling Place, Episode 8: The Story Behind Those Big Statues On Independence Square" .WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source . 2013-04-09. Retrieved2025-06-16 .^ Young, Ben (2016-07-25)."Atlanta's Olympics legacy continues" .Georgia Trend Magazine . Retrieved2025-06-16 . ^ "Carter G Woodson Memorial Park Project" .Department of General Services . Published 2014. Accessed April 30, 2023.
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