Sculpted by Norwegian born Oskar J.W. Hansen, these twin 30-foot half-human half-angel figures were the largest single-cast bronzes in the world.

Sitting on a base of highly polished, jet-black stone, the figures are so large, and the stones so heavy, that an ingenious method of installation was used to get their placement just right. The square stones were lowered by crane onto big blocks of ice, which then slowly melted in the Nevada sun. The slow melt allowed for engineers to make minute adjustments to keep every aspect perfectly level and plumb.

This rendering of the Winged Figures of the Republic was burned on Baltic Birch wood by Wood Burning by Marsha and reproduced by permission for this postcard.

Marsha uses a handheld wood burning tool to create Art on wood, paper, and leather.