Santa Monica's Landmarks Commission is asking City Council to endorse a public fundraising campaign to keep a renowned cartoonist's anti-nuke sculpture in the city's public art collection. The cartoonist's son, Dave Conrad, and local activist, Jerry Ru... »
Marissa GluckL.A. Times cartoonist Paul Conrad's Chain Reaction sculpture from 1991 A controversy has been bubbling over Paul Conrad's anti-nuclear war sculpture in Santa Monica, Chain Reaction »
This sculpture is called “Chain Reaction” and not “Tree of Steel” as I had named it during a ride to the Santa Monica Farmers Market. What was once a controversial sculpture designed as a statement of peace is now at the heart of a city-sponsored publi... »
A screening of a PBS documentary on political cartoonist Paul Conrad is scheduled for Sunday in support of his sculpture "Chain Reaction," which was recommended to be removed earlier this year. »
