Documented artwork / suspended figurative and ribbon installation
Ribbon of Hope & Courage
Credit as documented: Paige Bradley
Ribbon of Hope & Courage is Paige Bradley’s suspended sculpture for the atrium above a surgery waiting area at St. Cloud Hospital in Minnesota. The artist identifies Gallery Du Soleil and the hospital as commissioners. A bronze figure and a long ribbon occupy the overhead space, with the ceiling suspension chosen to avoid interfering with hospital requirements below. Bradley describes the work as a calming presence for families waiting for news of relatives undergoing surgery. The spatial scale belongs to the installation’s 35-foot ribbon; the published figure measures 30 by 27 by 5 inches. This is therefore an indoor architectural commission with a small figure, rather than a freestanding monumental figure. The studio’s project page dates it 2013, while its current curriculum vitae lists the same hospital work in 2012.
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At a glance
- Year / version
- 2013 on project page; 2012 in artist CV (unresolved date discrepancy)
- Materials
- bronze, stainless steel
- Documented setting
- indoor
- Dimensions
- Figure: 30 × 27 × 5 inches; ribbon: 35 feet long.
- Dimensions apply to
- Artist-published dimensions distinguish the figure from the ribbon; complete installation envelope and load are not stated.
- Availability
- Unconfirmed
Places & versions
Installation history
Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.
2013 on project page; 2012 in artist CV
St. Cloud Hospital atrium above the surgery waiting area, St. Cloud, Minnesota
- Site
- St. Cloud Hospital atrium
- City
- St. Cloud
- State / region
- MN
- Country
- United States (inferred; not independently confirmed)
- Commissioner
- Gallery Du Soleil and St Cloud Hospital
- Setting
- indoor
- Date meaning
- documented
Installation details checked 2026-10-17.
Materials and construction
The artist does not identify which individual components use stainless steel. The published accounts do not resolve the 2012/2013 date discrepancy.
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Sources
- paigebradley.com ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17
- paigebradley.com ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17