Save Outdoor Sculpture!

was a community-based effort to identify, document, and conserve outdoor sculpture in the United States.

was initiated by Heritage Preservation: The National Institute of Conservation in 1989.

[3] As of 1998, volunteers had cataloged and assessed the condition of over 30,000 outdoor statues and monuments.

[5] The Smithsonian Museum of American Art became an active partner in the SOS!

[7] Other records and resources for SOS!, including the Heritage Preservation website, including the public art guidance "Designing Outdoor Sculpture Today for Tomorrow", and "Mural Creation Best Practices", were accessioned by and are made accessible by the Smithsonian Institution Archives.