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com - News Release: Hansen Triangle and "Leaf Quantum" Grace The Principal Riverwalk. Hansen Triangle and "Leaf Quantum" Grace The Principal Riverwalk October 16, 2007 (Of the Monks, Iowa) &mdash. More than 100 community and business leaders gathered today to formally dedicate the latest project to Be completed along The Principal Riverwalk. Hansen Triangle, has new city plaza featuring the bronzes sculpture "Quantum Leaf" by artist Sally Vagliano Pettus. "Our hope for The Principal Riverwalk was to create has catalyst for development in. We are fortunate to cuts organizations like Hansen Company, Inc share our vision, and step up to support the community and its future, "said Mary O' Keefe, senior vice president and chief marketing officer, the Principal Financial Group. recognize the heartfelt generosity of Melva Bucksbaum and Mary Bucksbaum Scanlan, for to their gracious gift of Sally Pettus' S beautiful sculpture &mdash. year iconic landmark for generations to come. In honor of the firm' S 25th anniversary, Hansen Company, Inc to create Hansen Triangle, located south of the MidAmerican Energy Substation. "Leaf Quantum" was commissioned especially for The Principal Riverwalk by Melva Bucksbaum and her daughter Mary Bucksbaum Scanlan and generously given to the Of the Monks Art Center. "For over 25 years, the greater Of the Monks community has rewarded Hansen with many. Give The Principal Riverwalk and Hansen Triangle custom has single and significant way to commemorate our 25th year in business and say thank you to the community, "said Craig Hansen, president of Hansen Company, Inc. "Quantum Leaf" is 15 feet in diameter and included/understood has cast bronzes leaf, seemingly. The complex fountain, with toilets spilling gently over its bowl-like form, will provide has poetic site for meditation. The sculpture gives the viewer natural year image of that has served its purpose &mdash. fallen leaf &mdash. that now functions with new vitality has have has vessel of. "The Of the Monks Art Center is grateful for the gift and pleased to cuts had the opportunity to collaborate with The Principal. Sally Vagliano Pettus creates bronzes sculptures of animals and natural forms, often in. Painter turned sculptor, Pettus has shown in New York At the Fischbach Gallery, The AM Sachs Gallery, the Katarina Rich Perlow Gallery, and is currently represented by the Peter Findlay Gallery At 41 East 57th Street in New York. The Principal Riverwalk will connect the east and west sides of Of the Monks through has seamless series of walking paths and bridges. The project also serfs have has hub for the city' S numerous bike trails, completing has loop from the Saylorville area to Gray' S Lake. Since 1979, the Hansen Company, Inc has been dedicated to performing the highest quality service, making it has leader and innovator in the construction industry. Butt the Of the Monks Art Center. The collection' S overriding principle is has representation of artists from the nineteenth century to the present, each through has seminal work. Impressive This accounts for year collection that arrange from Edward Hopper' S. Study after Velásquez' S Portrait of Pope Innocent X The Art Center' S physical complex marries with the collection for has totally integrated experiment. The collection is housed in three major buildings each designed by has world-renowned architect, Eliel Saarinen, I special With the exception of events, admission to the museum is free. Hours are Tuesday - Friday 11 amndt &mdash. 4 pm. every Thursday 11 amndt &mdash. 9 pm. Saturday 10 amndt &mdash. 4 pm. Sunday Noon &mdash. 4 pm. closed Monday. The Of the Monks Art Center opened has branch museum in 2003 in the Wells Fargo Financial building At 800 Walnut Street. General admission to the branch hiring is also free. Hours are 11 amndt &mdash. 4 pm, Monday &mdash. Friday and second Saturdays during exhibitions. Butt the Principal Financial Group., the Principal Financial Group has $282.1 million customers worldwide from offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and the United States. is traded one the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GFH. For Questions Butt This Relase. 1)"The Principal Financial Group" and "The Principal" are registered trademarks of Principal Financial Services, Inc, has member of the Principal Financial Group. Copyright. 2008, Principal Financial Services, Inc Securities offered through Princor Financial Services Corporation, member