Sculpture at Sunken Gardens

About the sculpture

"Reveille,” created by retired surgeon Dr. Wayne Southwick, who now lives in Connecticut. The word “reveille” means “a signal to get up out of bed.” The name was chosen because the woman in the sculpture is modeled after his wife, Ann Seacrest Southwick, getting their children out of bed. “Reveille” depicts a life-sized angel blowing a trumpet and was cast in Italy. Dr. Southwick originally is from Friend, Nebraska, and is a graduate of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Ann’s grandfather, J.C. Seacrest, was instrumental in donating the area to the City in the 1930s to create the Sunken Gardens. Dr. Southwick also has work displayed at Yale University, the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney and First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, Connecticut.

The Carroll L. Moore Memorial Sundial

The inscription on the plaque reads:

In Memory of
Carroll L. Moore
Professor of Physics
1955-1988
given by his family
1997

More about the Carroll L. Moore Memorial Sundial

The sundial, made possible by a generous donation from the Moore family, was manufactured by Cold Spring Granite Inc., Cold Spring, MN, and installed by Milacek Monument Co., Omaha, NE. Invaluable assistance was provided by local amateur astronomers, Erik Hubl (No. 48-51) and Dr. Peter Morin, M.D. (No. 16).
The base of the sundial was installed on Wednesday, 20 March 1998 (see below, No. 1-6); the dial plate and gnomon were installed the following Wednesday, 27 March 1998 (see No. 7-27). The granite base weighs 6,270 lbs. and is ~6 ft. in diameter. The granite dial plate weighs 3,420 lbs. and is 5 ft. 8 in. in diameter. The stainless steel gnomon weighs 200 lbs. and is 5 in. in diameter.