Signature Statue "Spirit of American Youth" Hoisted by Crane to Take Center Stage at Caruso's The Americana at Brand, Thursday, March 20

Business Wire, March 19, 2008

Dramatic arrival of recreation of Donald De Lue statue that stands at The Omaha Beach Memorial in France marks milestone in countdown to opening May 2

LOS ANGELES -- The recreation of the "Spirit of American Youth" statue is the symbolic heart of The Americana at Brand, Caruso Affiliated's nearly one million square foot retail and residential development in downtown Glendale, opening May 2. The original was created in 1949 by American sculptor Donald Harcourt De Lue for The Omaha Beach Memorial in France to commemorate D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, which was a turning point in WWII. Developer Rick Caruso believes the piece both honors the history of America and celebrates its future. De Lue apprentice Bill Kilpatrick oversaw the recreation which was done at De Lue's Polich Tallix Foundry in New York using the original plaster prototype which was found in a warehouse in Boston.

The Spirit of American Youth statue stands 18 feet tall, and weighs more than 2,500 pounds. Next week on Friday, March 28 a master gilder will completely cover the statue in 22-carat gold leaf. The art of gilding has not changed from its origins during the days of the Pharaohs. Media are welcome to cover the gilding process by making prior arrangements.

DeLue was revered as a master of the human form, and one of the greatest monumental sculptors in America. In the late 1930s he led the "modernist giant," or "heroic" movement, which magnified the musculature of the body.

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Editors Note: Helicopter flyovers may offer alternative view of active construction site and the crane installation of statue.