Figurine
- Description
- Pewter dragon figurine belonging to Ian J. Gray. The figurine depicts a dragon, with red gem eyes, reading a newspaper "The Daily Dragon." The headline engraved in the paper reads: "Dragon Sneeze Sets Off Blaze."
- Historical Notes
- Born in England, Ian Gray grew up in Scotland and moved to the United States in 1968. He lived in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Ana. They each had a grown child from previous marriages. In his free time, Ian volunteered with the Special Olympics. He worked as a principal at McBee Associates, a health-care finance firm. On September 11, Ian boarded Flight 77 for business on the West Coast. He was 55 years old.
Curator's Comment
A fan of science fiction and fantasy, Ian Gray loved dragons. He collected dragon figurines and displayed them in his Washington, D.C., home, sometimes greeting them with a hello. Ian had grown up in Scotland and immigrated to the United States in 1968 to work in health insurance and, later, health-care finance. After 9/11, the Baltimore Medical System, on whose board of directors he served, established the Ian J. Gray Fund in his memory. Its motto is "To Face the Dragon Is to Seize Life."
- Accession Number: C.2011.294.1
- Dimensions: 1.375 in X 1 in X 1.5 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 3.4925 cm X 2.54 cm X 3.81 cm
- Source: Ana Raley
- Credit Line: Gift of Ana Raley in memory of husband Ian J. Gray
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